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HISTORY OF CANDIA. 



HISTORY OP CANDIA: 



ONCE KNOWN AS- 



chamingfaee; 



WITH NOTICES OF 



SOME OF THE EARLY FAMILIES, 



BY F?^B. EATON , ^>' 



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MANCHESTER, N. H.: 
PRESS OP THE GRANITE FARMER, 

JAMES 0. ADAMS, PRINTER. 

1852. 



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Prefatory. 



On the Fourth of July. 1848, it fell to my lot, by invitation, to read to a few 
of my fellow townsmen, a sketch of the history of Candia. 

A copy was requested for publication. Being by no means satisfied with the 
information which a few weeks' labor had collected, I thought proper to de- 
cline the request. 

Four years have since passed, during which time I have, as opportunity 
offered, given attention to the subject, and as it seems now to be the very 
general wish of the citizens of Candia that something of the history of 
the town should be published and placed within their reach, I have not felt 
at liberty to disregard those wishes. 

The events related, however trivial and common-place they might seem to 
strangers, I am sure will possess a certain degree of interest to every native 
born dweller in Charmingfare. Although few in number compared with 
what one would wish to see, yet the facts here offered were difficult of attain- 
ment, and the indulgence of the reader is asked towards any errors which may 
be discovered. 

I take this occasion to express my sincere and most hearty thanks to those 
who have manifested an interest in this matter, and who have aided and 
encouraged me in its prosecution. Their number, only, prevents the insertion 
of their names in this place. 

For the time devoted to this matter, and the expense necessary for its com- 
pletion, I shall feel amply compensated if by any exertion of mine a small 
part even of the early history of my native town be preserved from the forget- 
fulness into which it is fast passing. 

F. B. EATON. 

Manchestek, May 1st, 1852. 




HISTORY. 



The precise time Tvhen the first log cahin was erected 
within the limits of what is now called Candia, cannot he 
known. While the fish yet swam in the streams, and the 
deer with his shaggy coated fisllows roamed at pleasure 
over the hills, or through the forests yet untouched by the 
axe, and long deserted by the Indian, the wanderer, half 
civilized and half savage, always to be found on the fron- 
tier, made his way hither. During the summer months, 
a couch of skins, and the covering of the sky, was all ho 
asked; but when the snows of our rude northern clime 
began to cover the ground, when the music of the streams 
was hushed, and the ice hung in pendants from the huge 
limbs of the "fathers of the wood," some more fitting 
lodging must be had. So there are found to this day 
certain old cellars, once covered with rude walls, respecting 
whose occupants tradition has hardly a story. 

It is told that a party of hunters, weary with a long 
day's chase, near nightfall shot a large fine deer. In a 
trice their glittering knives carved out what was to be 
their evening's repast, and as the choice morsels slowly 



y HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

roasted over a fire of crackling boughs, they sat in the 
deepening twilight telling their adventures. In due 
season they partook of the venison, which by unanimous 
consent was pronounced to be charming fare ; so that part 
of Chester north of a line drawn from Healey's Mountain 
to what is now the south-west corner of Candia, came to 
be called Charmingfare. For many years its dwellers 
were few and far between. About the year 1743, David 
McCluer came from Chester center, and settled where 
Rufus E. Patten now lives, a little south of the line of 
Charmingfare. The frame house which he built a few^ 
years after is still standing. It is beyond much doubt 
that the first settler north of the line described above, 
was William Turner, who in the year 1748, built his 
cabin where Moses Turner, his grandson, now lives. At 
this time, one hundred and twenty-eight years after the 
landing of the Pilgrims, and one hundred and twenty-five 
years after the settlement of Dover, Candia was a part 
of the original township, or grant of ten miles square, 
made to certain persons froni Portsmouth and Hampton 
in 1720, in what was then known as the chestnut country. 
This grant the proprietors called Cheshire. Within a 
year or two of Mr. Turner, Benjamin Smith, Enoch 
Colby, Mathew Ramsey, Na,than Burpee, Obededom Hall, 
and Jacob Sargent, came into the place. As we Avalk in 
spring time over our pleasant fields, we can hardly form 
an estimate of tlie toil which has made them what they 
are. The polish of the arts and the refinement of the 



ITS EARLY SETTLERS. 9 

schools was not for the early settlers. They endured a 
discipline so stern and hardj, that all their institutions 
have the impress of force. The labor of a generation, 
with little tinje save to eat and sleep, was required to fit 
this place for a posterity of less strength and hardihood. 
We have outgrown their simple and honest fashions, and 
live in an age that the vision of prophecy could hardly 
have unfolded to them. 

The great distance from the more populous settlement, 
the want of many necessaries of life, the lack of mills 
near at hand, as well as the destitution of religious and 
other instruction, was felt for many years to be a great 
evil. Accordingly so soon as a sufficient number of peo- 
ple came into the vicinity, measures were taken to obtain 
the privileges of a separate Parish. 

For fifteen years the population does not seem to have 
made much increase. What few lived in the settlement 
were brave men and women, not easily daunted or dis- 
couraged. There are few now-a-days who would ride 
through the woods, infested by bears and wolves, as did 
Mrs. Turner, when she cantered away merrily to town 
through the bridle-path by David McCluer's, carrying the 
plough-irons to the blacksmith, out of which the white oak 
stumps and the rough stones had broken many a notch. 
In March, 1762, by desire of the dwellers in Charming- 
fare, the people of Chester signified their assent in town 
meeting, for the incorporation of another Parish. Where- 
upon the following petition was sent to the General Court : 



10 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 



PROVINCE OF ) To his Exccllencj Benning Wentwortli 
NEw-iiAMPsniRB. ) E«q. Captain General Governor and 

Commander-in-Chief in and over his MajestiG''s province 

of Newhampshire in xTew England to the Honorable 

his Majestie's Council and house of Representatives in 

general Assembly Convened: 

The Humble Petition of us the Subscribers Inhabitants 
of the North Westerly part of Chester in the province 
afore- Most Humbly Sheweth that the Situation of the 
place wliere we live is such tliat we cannot ^Yithout much 
Difficulty attend the publick worship of God with our 
familjs in good Weather, and at many limes in the year 
not at all. And the Town of Chester being sensible of 
our Difficulties have passed a Vote in their Annual Meet' 
ing the 2oth of March 1TG2 that we should be set off from 
them as a Distinct parish about five INIiles and a half in 
Length and about four Miles in Breadth as followeth (viz) 
Bounding Notherly upon Notingham line Easterly on the 
old Hundred acre lots So Called. Southerly on the Longe 
Meadow parish, as that is Voted off already, and West- 
erly on the forty acre lotts. Wherefore we pray that we 
may be Incorporated into a parish agreeable to the above 
Mentioned Bounds and be Invested with all those prive- 
lidges that other parishes have within this province. The 
granting of which we Humbly Conceive will be a great 
benefitt to your Humble petitioners and our familys. 

And your petitioners as in Duty Bound Shall ever pray, 

Chester March 22tZ Anno Domini 1763. 

Benjamin Batchelder, Wilham Turner, 

Samuel Mooers, Winthrop Wells, 



i*ETrriOX for INCOKPORAtlON. 



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Jonathan Hills, 


Abraham Fitts, 


Samuel Towle, 


Sherburne Rowe, 


/Nicklus Smith, 


Asel Quimby, 


Jonathan Towle, 


Gillman Dudley, 


Nathaniel Ingalls, 


Zachariah Clifford, 


Theophilus Clough, 


Enoch Colby, 


John Karr, 


Moses Smart, 


Thomas Chretchet, 


Nath- Emerson, 


Samuel Eastman, 


John Sargent, 


John Clay, 


Jonathan Been, 


Moses Baker, 


Benj- Smith, 


Theop- Sargent, 


James McCluer, 


Stephen Webster, 


Stephen Palmer, 


Joseph Smith, 


Jacob Sergant, 


Jeremiah Beau, 


Ichabod Robie, 


Zebed Barey, 


Elisha Been, 


Phineas Towle, 


David Hills. 



In Council June 2^^ 1763. 
Read and ordered to be sent down to the Hon— House. 
T. ATKINSON, Jun., Sec'y. 



This copy was taken from the original document in the 
office of the Secretary of State at Concord, and probably 
has upon it the name of every voter at that time within 
the hmits described. 

Here is given also a copy of the action of the House of 
Representatives, and of the Council, in regard to the 
petition. 



l3 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

PROVINCE OF ) In the Mouse of llepreseniatives^ 
NEW-iiAMP^. i June 2^' 1763. 

This lietition being read 

Ordered That the petitioners be heard thereon the 
second day of the sitting of the General Assembly after 
the first day of August next and that they cause the 
Substance of this petition and order of Court thereon In 
the New Hampshire Gazette three weeks successively that 
any persons Concerned May Appear and shew cause if 
any they have Avhy the prayer thereof should not be 
granted. 

A. CLARKSON, Clerk. 

In Council. Eadem Die. 
Read and Examined. 

T. ATKINSON, Jun. Sec'y. 

PROVINCE OF ) In the House of Representatives, 
NEw-HAMP^. i Dec. 2^' 1763. 

This petition being Read 

Voted that the prayer thereof be granted and the peti- 
tioners have liberty to bring in a bill accordingly. 

A. CLARKSON, Clerk. 

Eadem Die. In Council. 
Read and Concurred. 

THEOD. ATKINSON, Jun., Sec'y. 

Following is the act of incorporation^ as taken from the 
town record : 



ACt of' INCORPORATIUN. lo 

Afino Regni Regis G-ewgii Tertii Magncv Brittanniiv 

Francice et Hibemice Quarto : 
'^-■k-k^-^ An Act for Erecting and Incorporating a New 
Jf-f-f-^J Parish in the North Westerly part of the 
Town of Chester in this Province. 

Whereas a Petition has been Exhibited to the General 
Assembly by a Number of the Inhabitants of Chester 
Aforesaid Setting Forth, that it would be Very Conven- 
ient for them to be Incorporated into a New Parish as 
they lived a Considerable Distance from the Parish in 
said Town to Avhich they belonged and there was a Num- 
ber in the same situation Sufficient to make a New Parish 
to Avhich the town had Consented of which due Notice 
having been given and no Objections made ; and the Peti- 
tioners praying to be so Incorporated by the Bounds and 
Limits agreed to by the town^ — 

It is therefore Enacted By The Governor, Council and 
Assembly that there be and thereby is a New Parish 
Erected and Incorporated in the Town of Chester by the 
following Boundaries, (viz.) Beginning at the North East 
Corner of said Parish on the Line of the Township of 
Nottingham at a Hemlock tree at the head of the old 
Hundred acre Letts, then runs South twenty Nine Degrees 
West joining to said lotts as they are Entered on the 
Proprietors Records about four miles to a stake and stones, 
then West North West to a Maple Tree being the North 
East bounds of the Lott Number forty three In the Sec- 
ond part of the Second Division, and Continuing the same 
course by towerhlll pond to a stake and stones what com- 
pleats five miles and a half tipon this course, then North 
Twenty Nine Degrees East to a Pitch Pine which is the 
South West Boundary of the Eighty acre lott in the 



• 14 lilStOBY CF CANDIA. 

Third Division Number one hundred twenty tliree, then 
North twenty Nine Degrees East to Nottingham Line and 
then on that Line to the Hemlock Tree first mentioned. 
And all the Inhabitants Dwelling or that shall dwell Avithin 
the said Boundaries, and their Estates are hereby made a 
Parish by the name of CANDIA and Erected into a Body 
Politick and Corporate to have Continuance and Succes- 
sion for Ever, and are hereby Invested with all the Powers 
and Enfranchised with all the Priviledges of any other 
L^arish within this Province and are Chargable with the 
Duty of maintaining the Poor that do or shall Inhabit 
within said Parish. Repairing all High Ways Within the 
Same ; and Maintaining and Supporting the Ministry and 
Preaching of the Gospel, with full power to manage and 
transact all Parochial Affairs as fully to all Intents and 
Pui"poses as any Parish in said Province may legally do. 

And the Said Inhabitants are hereby Exonerated from 
paying any Taxes That Shall hereafter be Assessed in the 
said Town, With Regard to the Support of the matters 
and things aforesaid, but Shall Continue to Pay their 
Province Tax in the same manner as before the Passing 
of this Act untill a New Propotion thereof shall be made 
among the Several Towns and Parishes within the same. 

And SAMUEL EMERSON Esq: is hereby appointed 
and authorised to call the first meeting of said Inhabitants 
Giving fourteen Days Public Notice of the time Place 
and Design of the meeting. And they the said inhabit- 
ants at such meeting are Authorised to Choose All Neces- 
sary Parish Officers as at the annual meetings is done in 
other Parishes and such Officers Shall hereby be Invested 
with the Same Power of other Parish officers in this 
Province. 



FIRST TOWN JIEETINa. 13 

PROVIXGE OF I In the House of Represen'atives^ 
NEw-HAMPSniRE. S Dgc. 1G-, 1763. 

This Petition havin,2; been reud three times — 
Voted, That it Pass to Be Eaactod. 

H. SHERBURNE, Speaker. 

In Council, Dec: IT'-, 1768. 
This Bill read a third time And Past to be Enacted. 
T. ATKINSON, Jan., Secretary. 

Consented to. 

B. WENTWORTII. 

A. True Copy. — Examined. 

T. ATKINSON, Jun., Secretary. 

The first town meeting under the new charter was held 
on the loth of March, 176J:. Doct. Samuel Mooers was 
chosen Moderator and Parish Clerk, and as it may be a 
matter of interest to some, the names of officers chosen 
that day are here given from the record. It is a very 
significant hint of the orderly'- disposition of our ancestors, 
that the first office filled after the organization of the 
meeting was that of a constable ; and the worthy holders 
of that authority since may trace their genealogy to 
Winthrop Wells, who was held worthy to exercise his 
prerogative over the dutiful subjects of King George, iq. 
the Parish of Candia and Province of New-Hampshire. 
Benjamin Batchelder, John Sargent, Jeremiah Bean, 
Selectmen; Mathew Ramsey, Stephen Webster, Fence: 



10 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

viewers; Stephen Palmer, Moses Smart, SaijwardS) 
Tlieophilus Clougli, Jonathan Bean, Beer Inspectors; 
Stephen Webster, Walter Rohie, Nathaniel Emerson, 
Committee to examine the Selectmen's accounts. The 
next vote of any importance was to raise <£ir)0, old tenor, 
to hire preaching, (equal to about <£7 10s. lawful money.) 
Meetings were held in what was called Mr. "Palmer's 
Lintel." This was on the place now owned by Mr. 
Nathaniel B. Hall, for Avhose present house the old mansion 
was removed. They raised also £100, old tenor, or about 
,£5, lawful money, to hire schooling. This was in April, 
and it was voted that the preaching should commence in 
August following, so that the selectmen, who were made 
a committee for that purpose, should have time to find a 
suitable preacher. In October of that year (1764) was 
recorded the laying out of the first highway, as follows: 
^'Begining at a Stake and Stones at the South Side of 
Nath- Emerson's House, and Running acrost Said 
Emerson's land By Spotted trees to a Hemlock tree 
marked; Then Bounding upon said Emerson's land to 
the Lett No. 124; then Running acrost • said Lett to 
the Beaver Dam, So Called; then acrost the Lett No. 
125, straight to the North West Corner Bounds of the 
Lett No. 126, then following the Rode as it Now Runs 
to Moses Baker's house, then South upon said Baker's 
land to the Reserve, then following the Reserve to the 
Rode that leads from Thomas Patten's to Benjamin 
Rowel's. The Highway lays upon the North side of the 



A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. 17 

marked Trees." This is the road now leading from Mr. 
Freeman Parker's, by Mr. Jonathan Brown's. 

The next year the amount raised for preaching and the 
support of schools was nearly doubled, and there was some 
talk about building two school houses. Our ancestors 
seem to have had much of that regard for things sacred 
common to the early settlers of New-England. The old 
Lintel proving too small to accommodate the increasing 
numbers who resorted to it, they resolved, after having in 
some measure provided for their temporal necessities, to 
build a convenient place of worship. No privations could 
deter them from this, and it is to be feared that if our 
modern societies were compelled to sacrifice so much of 
their time, labor and money, in comparison to their means, 
as did our Fathers, that places of worship would be few. 
At a meeting of freeholders, held September 8th, 1766, 
Mr. John Clay, Walter Robie, Esq., Mr. Benjamin Cass, 
Mr. Moses Baker, Mr. Jonathan Bean, Nathaniel Emer- 
son, Esq., and Mr. Abraham Fitts, were chosen as a 
committee to see that the meeting house frame be built ; 
and for this purpose <£60, lawful money, was to be 
assessed on the inhabitants of the Parish, in lumber, or 
labor at 2s. Qd. the day. If any refused to perform a 
just share, the committee were to report the contumacious 
individual to the selectmen, and the amount was to be 
collected by the constable in money. 

The frame was to be commenced on the 22d of Sep- 
tember, and finished by the last of October. It was voted 
3 



18 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

that the house should stand on the north-west comer of 
the Parsonage lot. There had been from time to time 
previous to this, labor laid out on the lot, the income of 
which was devoted to the support of a minister, and here 
the location was chosen for a house of worship. Then 
the work began in right good earnest; the oaks were cut 
in the forest and hewn to a proper shape. The labor- 
ing oxen, from many a rude path, drew their heavy 
loads, urged on by the goads of their stout drivers, whose 
shouts awakened echoes from hill and dale. There was 
labor to be done, and strong hands and willing hearts to 
do it. In October another meeting was called and the 
selectmen empowered to assess a sum of money sujQBcient 
to finish the frame, and in contemplation of that great 
event, "a raising," it was voted that codfish, potatoes and 
butter be provided for supper. Here was a feast indeed. 
Our fathers no were ascetics ; they undoubtedly recognized 
the fact that men who work must eat. Potatoes were 
then scarce, and in our infant settlement, butter was 
deemed an extravagant thing, a banquet prepared by 
kings could have given no better enjoyment. It might 
be called in some sort a munificent act of the town thus 
to indulge themselves. 

At length the eventful time arrived, a pleasant October 
morning, and long ere the rays of the sun had penetrat- 
ed the boughs of the chestnut trees, which shaded, in 
various places, the hill, or illuminated the autumnal 
richness of the forest, the workmen were on their way. 



THE RAISING. 19 

Indeed, there was hardly a man, -woman or child, in the 
parish, whose eyes were not open on that morn, a full 
hour earher than usual, albeit there were few laggards 
at any time ; but this was surely an extra occasion — 
one might not see a meeting house raised above once 
in a life time. From every dwelling they came, men 
hardy and vigorous in form, with their better halves, and 
blushing daughters bright in the morning dew of health 
and happiness. The utmost skill of the rustic toilet 
graced the fair wearers on this day, and, incited by their 
presence, the young men, with as much ardor as ever 
urged on knight of yore, doubtless achieved huge feats 
of labor and strength. Near the destined spot, the tim- 
bers lay scattered about, each tenon fitted, each mortise 
cut, with the greatest care. The old men with broad 
axes are already shaping the pins of oak and hewing off 
the ends of the braces, while others by dozens and half 
dozens, lift at huge beams, straining themselves into very 
red faces as they step cautiously over chips and stones. 
No one seems idle or uninterested ; even the dogs with 
great clamor treeing imaginary game in the adjacent 
woods, enjoy it. The master builder with rule in hand, 
and a grave face denoting the immensity of his cares, 
inspects everything, gives a thousand directions, and 
hastens about as though the fate of a nation were on his 
shoulders. The committee of direction, each early on the 
spot, oversee the builder, the framers, the hewers, and 
every body else. The sills are in their places, and at 



20 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

lengtli one huge broadside is ready. The stout old oaken 
frame is no trifle to be hoisted in mid air. With the word 
of the master, it is raised from the ground ; it is up on all 
their hands ; the strong pike poles are applied ; it creaks 
and groans as it moves slowlv upward, and the anxious 
crowd, for a moment hushed as the sight greets their eyes, 
give utterance to a deep breathing sound of relief as it 
settles surely into its proper place. Then in their turn 
come the heavy timbers of the end, and then the last 
broadside, while the lookers-on watch with eager interest 
the runners on the dizzy spars, or laugh as the whizzing 
pins fly over the heads of those who fail to catch them. 
Ere the setting of the sun all is right ; — the sills, the 
posts, the beams, the braces, the rafters, the ridge-pole. 
And the master builder — a glad man is he that day, as 
he wipes the sweat from his sunburnt brow, thankful that 
nor witch, nor wizard, or worse than this, a careless hand, 
had wrought him mischief. Here posterity must regret 
the loss of the speech which, according to the custom of 
our ancestors, was undoubtedly delivered from the ridge- 
pole, but no word of it remains. The winds floated it 
afar over the wild forest, and no man can decipher their 
phonography. 'Twas of course worthy of the occasion, 
and considered as the first sermon delivered from this 
ticklish ^rostrum, probably it had traits of genuine origi- 
nality. 

Now all are ready and impatient to do justice to the 
supper — the codfish, potatoes and butter. How they 



SALE OF THE PEWS. 21 

ate, and laughed, and joked until the old mansion of Col. 
Carr fairly rung ■with merriment ; while the hostess with 
flushed face and bustling air did the honors of the house, 
and (as she lived to tell often since,) " melted the clear 
butter for 'em, with not a drop of water in it;" what a 
height of culinary extravagance. 

In February, 1767, ground for the wall pews was sold 
at auction. This ground was divided into lots, and sold 
before the pews were finished. At first long seats were 
placed in front of the speaker, the men sitting on one, 
and the women on the other, side of the aisle. Our 
fathers however had perhaps some misgivings about this 
tendency to Quakerism, for soon after we find it recorded 
in a solemn vote, that the " men and women's seats shall 
be moved two inches nearer together;" although some do 
assert that the record means simply, that the men's seats 
shall be moved two inches nearer together, and also the 
women's seats. If this interpretation be beheved, then 
all room for controversy respecting the sectarian tendency 
«f the thing vanishes, and the peg on which an ingenious 
historian might hang a long disquisition, is driven' out of 
sight. Be this as it may, ground enough was sold to 
clapboard and shingle the house, and an additional assess- 
ment was laid on the members of the parish for the 
purpose of glazing the windows. For this object liberty 
was given each man to cut oak timber from the Parsonage 
lot and make hogshead staves, for which he should be 



22 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

allowed 18 shillings per thousand, provided they were 
brought to the meeting house before the 16th day of 
February. 

The first call to the work of the ministry, was given to 
Mr. Tristram Oilman, Sept. 1st, 1768, and it was voted 
that for the first year he should receive £40, lawful 
money, with the addition of X2 10s, each year after- 
wards, until the salary amounted to <£60. He was also 
to have the improvement of one half of the Parsonage 
lot; and the Parish furthermore engaged to bring twenty- 
five acres of the above half, under good cultivation in six 
years from that time, and to build a house suitable for the 
minister to dwell in as soon as convenient. 

It seems that these terms did not satisfy Mr. Oilman, 
and it was voted to increase the salary yearly until it 
should reach <£70, and to give him the improvement of 
the whole Parsonage lot, but he did not accept their ofier. 
In the meantime a Parsonage house was commenced, a 
well dug, and one hundred apple trees set out on the 
farm, which was rented to the highest bidder for im- 
provement. A call was then given to Mr. Jonathan 
Searle. This, also, was unsuccessful, and finally after a 
day of fasting and prayer, appointed by the committee, 
as the record has it, they pitched on Mr. David Jewett, 
with an offer of £50 for the first year, and £o more 
each year afterward, until the stipend should be X65. 
Mr. Jewett's letter of acceptance was as follows : 



MR. jewett's letter. 23 

To the Inhabitants of Candia: 

Christian Friends, — The serious Concern you seam 
to manifest for the Enjoyment of the Stated Institu- 
tions of the Gospel and in the most regular way by the 
preparations You are making for this purpose, and have 
proceeded so far as to give me an Invitation to settle 
among You in the Sacred oJEfice of the Gospel ministry 
and having voted me Such a maintainance as may be 
Sufficient, being so generally united in me and so agree- 
ably harmonizing among y-selves. Having taken these 
things into the most serious and prayerful consideration, 
I Embrace this Opportunity to express my gratitude to 
you in having Such a Regard for me, which I trust 
with an Eye and aim to God's Glory has influenced you 
to act as you have ; and would hereby signify to you 
that upon Condition a Church is incorporated in this 
Place in Christian love and friendship and on condition 
that you finish the Parsonage house by October or No- 
vember in the year 1772, and Digg and Stone a well 
by December next and build a barn by July next You 
have my consent for tarrying — and should God in his 
alwise Providence so order that I settle among you may 
it be with an humble Dependance upon Divine Grace 
that I Diay be Enabled to behave agreeable to the char- 
acter of a minister of Christ. Entreating your earnest 
and fervent prayers at the throne of Grace, that in the 
Course of my ministration among you I may prove faith- 
full and successfuU, that I may not Run in vain, nor 
spend my strength for naught, while holyness and Char- 
ity are our mutual and resolute Endeavours. 

from your real and serious friend, 

DAVID JEWETT. 



24 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

These conditions were probably complied -with, for in 
1770 Mr. Jewett began his ministry. In 1773, a pul- 
pit was built, certainly a most elaborate piece of archi- 
tecture, very high, grand and prison-like, over the dea- 
cons' seat, like Ossa upon Pelion. It was a queer idea, 
that of placing a preacher mid way between Heaven 
and his hearers, and perhaps to the designer of such 
high places, typical of the sacred office. Over the pul- 
pit was a huge sounding board, and many a time of a 
warm summer's Sabbath afternoon, when the buzzing of 
a fly about my nose, or a sudden pause in the sermon 
roused me from vainly resisted slumbers, have I been 
seized with a sort of panic, lest it should fall and dash 
the unfortunate incumbent to atoms. This was in boy- 
hood's day, but never since have I seen, or thought of 
it, but an involuntary comparison arises, between that 
and the sword suspended by a single hair over the head 
of Damocles, as we used to have it in the English Rea- 
der and I know not what classic author beside. How- 
ever, this sounding board, if a bubble, was a harmless 
one, and seemed by custom quite a necessary part of 
the sermon. 

While thus quietly and peacefully engaged in the com- 
mon and pleasant duties of life, designs were maturing 
in the great world without, which might soon call the 
attention of our Fathers to sterner things. The cloud 
overhanging the country assumed a dark and threaten- 
ing aspect. The colonies by their deputies in Congress 



THE REVIEW. 25 

at Philadelphia, October 26th, 1774, recommended each 
and every citizen to prepare himself to stand on the de- 
fensive. In conformity with this advice, conventions 
were holden in many places, and one was called at Ex- 
eter, June 25, 1775. From this town Moses Baker 
was chosen a delegate. In the meantime Walter Robie, 
Esq., Capt. Nathaniel Emerson, Doct. Samuel Mooers, 
Mr. Benjamin Cass, Mr. Jacob Worthen were chosen 
as a committee to inspect all persons who should not 
conform to the advice of the General Congress. It was 
voted that the Selectmen should buy one barrel of pow- 
der, " with flints and lead answerable thereto." For- 
tunately, our Fathers were never compelled to re- 
sist invasion so immediate as this vote seemed to con- 
template. The powder has long since been resolved into 
its native and original elements, but the bullets still re- 
r^ain and constitute about the only article of defensive 
warfare in the fortress civic of the town. Long may 
they rest undisturbed ! Capt. Emerson, Lieut. Baker 
and Ensign Bean were directed to request all the males 
in Candia, from sixteen to sixty years of age, to assem- 
ble at the meeting house, for reviewing with arms and 
ammunition, on the 17th day of January, 1776, at one 
o'clock, P. M. It seems probable that there was about 
one hundred and fifty men assembled, for we find in 
the Secretary's office, at Concord, a report of the Se- 
lectmen made in October, a copy of which is here given. 
4 



26 HISTORY OF CANDIAo 

Males under 16, 232 ; from 16 to 50, 120 ; above 50, 
19 ; gone in tlie army, 27. Females 346. Seventy-two 
firelocks fit for use, forty-eight wanted. 

Powder is so inconsiderable, we thought not worth no- 
tice. Town stock, none at all. 

ABRAHAM FITTS, \ Selectmen 
WALTER ROBIE., > of 

MOSES BAKER, ) Candia. 
Oct. 2^, 1775. 

That first review must have been an occasion of no 
ordinary moment to the people of Candia. It was no 
hoy's-play, no village muster, with its mock parade of 
awkward soldiery. One can seem to see them now, 
those stern old men, here and there a few grey locks, who 
had seen hard service among the Rangers, or helped 
drag the cannon through the marshes at Louisburg, — ■ 
those sober young men, with scanty equipments but full 
hearts ; there were startling thoughts, and purposes of 
mighty resistance shadowed forth in the knit brow and 
compressed lip. 

That Review, what would the people of Candia not 
give for a complete and perfect engraving — taken from 
the pencil of some skilful painter — which should repre- 
sent each face as it was, each manly form as they stood. 
Alas, no cunning artist can recall from eternal sleep, the 
features and forms that few remember to have seen, the 
faces none might recognize. The very ground whereon 
they stood has been moved away, and the ashes of that 



PREPARATIONS FOR THE WAR. 27 

lemple in whose shadow they were, scattered to the 
winds of heaven. 

In February, a Parish meeting was called, by the pro- 
ceedings of which it appears that the comnuttee of In- 
spection had attended to their duty. The report which 
they presented was not placed on record. An addition 
of four persons was made to the Committee, viz : Na- 
thaniel Burpee, Abraham Fitts, Moses Baker, and Ich- 
abod Robie. Tuesday May 11th, Doct. Samuel Mooers 
was chosen to represent the town, in Provincial Con- 
gress, to be holden at Exeter, on the 17th inst. A com- 
mittee of seven gave him advice and instructions. 

Meetings of the citizens were frequent, and held at 
different houses ; every measure was discussed, every 
act of the mother country watched with much anxiety, 
and each step debated with that close attention which 
to this day characterizes the people of Candia. When 
finally convinced of the justice and necessity of resist- 
ance, no people were ever more united, more ardent, 
more energetic. At a meeting called for the purpose, 
Nathaniel Emerson, Moses Uaker and Doct. Samuel 
Mooers, were chosen to consult with the officers and 
committees of other towns as to the best manner of 
regulating the militia of the reg^ent. 

The news of the hattle of Lexmgton, more powerful 
than the eloquence of a thousand orators, thrilled 
through the veins of men. The news came to Candia at 
midnight, and Col. Emerson, who was first to receive 



28 HISTOKY OP OANDlAo- 

itj rode up to the meeting house, firing minute guns 
as he went, to arouse the inhabitants. When there, he 
was soon joined by others, and they fired minute guns 
until day-break, at which time every man was on the 
ground. Nine volunteered that morning, of whom Capt. 
Moses Dusten was the first. How many others did, 
we are not able to tell; as no reliable record can be 
found, and those who remember these things are few 
and far between. One winter's evening I talked some 
hours with Mr. John Buswell, since deceased, about 
the revolutionary times. Said he, " I remember as well 
as if it were no longer ago than yesterday, when my 
father was called up in the night to go to Lexington. 
I was but eight years old." He remembered the first 
review at which he was present, and the excitement of 
that day in comparison with which all days since seem- 
ed to him of little importance. He spoke of threatened 
disunion, and of the time he had not forgotten, when 
there was no Union, when food and clothing were hard 
to procure, and only the most rigid economy, and some- 
times sufiering and hardship, could enable the citizen 
to meet the demands of Congress on his purse. It 
will be seen from the statistics of various kinds in this 
little work, that Candia was in no whit behind her 
neighbors in afibrding means, according to and even be- 
yond her strength, for the prosecution of the war. Id 
the tax list of 1778, three years after the declaration, 
of war, there are one hundred and sixty-four names of 



MEPAKATIONS FOR THE WAR. 29 

men ; and on the record of soldiers who served, some 
during the war, and some for a less time, are one hun- 
dred and twenty-two. Like Warren, the first great 
martyr, thej left their plows in the furrow, or it may 
be, hurried to the battle-field, " When the drum beat 
at dead of night." 

In 1777, 18 men were called for as the proportion 
of Candia in the Continental Army, and it was voted 
by the town that twenty dollars a year should be paid 
those who enhsted. April 8th, a committee was ap- 
pointed to ascertain how much money each citizen had 
expended since Concord fight, in support of the war. 
The only record made of that report is very incom- 
plete as found on the town book. A copy of it fol- 
lows. 

Concord men. Is. per day and extra charges. 

8 month men with Lieut. Emerson, 4 Dollars each. 
Ditto with Lieut. Dusten, 2 Dollars each. 

Winter Hill men with Capt. Baker, 1 Dollar each. 

1 year men to York, 8 Dollars, those to Delaware, 2 
Dollars each. 

Tyconderoga men, 13 1 Dollars each. 

New York men last fall, 1 Dollar each. 

New York men last winter, 2 Dollars each. 

Joseph Bean to Canada, 20 Dollars. 

The people were always in a state of readiness at 
home as well as abroad, to receive an enemy. They 
seldom went from their dweUings without arms. One 
time there was a report that the British had come as 



80 HtSTORY OF CAUDIA. 

far as Sandown, and the greatest alarm prevailed ; each 
than inspected his small stock of ammunition and prepared 
for resistance. Even on the Sabbath morning, the far- 
mer shouldered his trusty firelock as he went to the 
house of God. 

Said Theodore Frelinghuysen in a sermon delivered 
in Albany at the camp of the New England forces, in 
the time of French War, " Ye people of Albany, the 
time was when forces came up to us on a shadowy 
expedition, not having the fear of God before their 
eyes. Ye now hear the sacred songs of Zion sung 
in their camp, instead of blaspheming and profane dis- 
course ye see and hear now a religious conversation." 
This was in some respects the character of the New 
England soldier, but the camp contaminated even himi 
The congregation of our ancestors, armed and ready 
for an alarm, was a sight to be remembered. What 
stillness reigns in that house of worship, all save the 
voice of the man of God. How every eye is turned 
on him, the occupant of that high carved pulpit. The 
stern puritan demeanor of the fathers, the silent and 
half frightened gravity of the children, and — ^ unwont- 
ed sight in this peaceful place — the fire-arms, the Yan^ 
kee bayonets, disposed here and there, make a scene 
worthy of description. That startled glance of woman's 
eye towards the door, as some passing gust stirs the 
stout timbers above her head, tells volumes. Undefined 
fears of evU to eome, of eudd^oi surprise, of terrible 



DRESS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS. 31 

disaster to her loved ones, -will not let her hear the 
sermon quietly, and when she steps out into the sun-: 
light, every distant hill conceals a column of British, 
or still •vyorse, each wood gives covert to the dreaded In- 
dian. Ah, my enduring mother, daughter, sister of the 
Revolution, what courage when the trial came was yours. 
You made the home for which our fathers fought worth 
fighting for. This plain, hardy and vigorous race had 
no rights to be trifled away and relished not courtly 
jesting. 

For the dress of those times, the men wore trowserg 
of tow and linen, made from the looms of their indus- 
trious wives, with a coat of the same material. Thig 
garment, which was made loose and rather short, might 
in Roman times have been dignified with the classic 
name of tunic. There was probably some difierence in 
the pattern, but in the plain language of Candia it was 
called a " long short," and, say those who tell of olden 
times, the corners of the coat were sometimes tied to- 
gether, forming a sack around the body of the wearer. 
In this was placed the Sunday dinner, often in summer 
consisting of rye and Indian bread and cucumbers, which 
fare was leisurely discussed during the hot noon, in the 
pleasant shade of the surrounding chestnut trees. To 
be sure there was occasionally seen the three cornered 
hat, the long vest, long tailed coat and black silk stock- 
ings, with the breeches and knee buckles of the gen- 
tleman, but the above described was the more common 



82 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

dress. The dress of the ladies was woven of linen, 
sometimes striped with a figure of blue ; over this and 
extending about half way down its length, was worn a 
loose gown of some other material, not unlike the sack 
of the present day. A gentleman and lady of our home- 
spun olden time, might startle a modern congregation 
half out of its propriety. 

January 1778, a committee was chosen to procure 
our quota of men for the army, and money was voted 
for that purpose. The General Congress had drawn up 
articles of confederation, which were presented to the 
States for their approval. Our Fathers in Candia took 
especial pains to investigate and form their opinions in- 
telligently in regard to whatever was to affect their own 
or the future interests of the country. Such marks as 
these are good indices of the fitness of a people for free 
government, and such we suppose to have been the course 
of all citizens generally. That year, Moses Baker was 
chosen representative to the Provincial Assembly. Fol- 
lowing is a copy of the instructions given him by the 
parish, and in connection with it, those articles in the 
old form of confederation which seemed to them objec- 
tionable, with the exception of the 9th, which is too 
long for insertion here, and Avhich relates chiefly to the 
powers of Congress in war, and so forth, and to the 
mode of settling differences between the several states : 

It is the voice of the people of said Candia that the 
Eighth article in tlie Confederation aGrreement is not ex- 



ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION. 83 

•pressed so plain to our understanding as that it, should 
not admit of an exception we think that the States 
ought to be taxed according in some measure at least 
to their real and personal Estate and number of Polls 
and not particularly by lands and Buildings; as to the 
Ninth and tenth articles we think there ought be a 
proviso that one or more of the New England States 
be of the nine mentioned, as to the other things we 
have no exception that appear to us so material but 
that we approve of the same. 

And Likewise it is the voice of the People of S- Can- 
.dia, that you use your influence in the General assembly 
at the Next Sessions to appoint and Call a full and free 
representation of all the people of this State to meet in 
Convention at Some time and place as Shall be thought 
proper by Said assembly for the Sole purpose of framing 
and laying a plan or System for the future government 
of this State that it may be handed Down to posterity 
inviolate. 

Art. 8- of the Confederation. All charges of war 
and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the com- 
mon defence or equal welfare and allowed by the United 
States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a 
common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several 
states in proportion to the value of all lands within each 
state grafted to or surveyed for any person as such land 
and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be 
estimated. According to such mode as the United 
States in Congress assembled shall from time to time 
direct and appoint. The taxes for paying that pro- 
portion shall be laid and levied by the authority and 
direction of the legislatures of the several states within 
5 



84 HISTORY OF CAXDIA. 

the tirae asTeed unon ])v the United States in Conm'css 
assembled. 

Art. 10--. Tiic committee of the states or anv nine 
of them shall be authorized to execute in the recess of 
Congress, such of the powers of Congress as the United 
States in Congress assembled, by the conseat of nine 
states shall from time to time think expedient to vest 
them with, provided that no power be delegated to the 
said committee for the exercise of w^hich, by the articles 
of confederation the voice of nine states in the Congress 
of the United States assembled is requisite. 

It is perhaps not necessarj' for me to say that this 
committee referred to in Art. 10, was during; the recess 
of Congress, the only executive power, the first govern- 
ment not vesting that authority in any one person as 
chief. Want and destitution now prevailed to some 
extent over the land, and many families of those soldiers 
who v^-ere fighting the battles of their country, were in 
consequence unable to provide for themselves. Here, 
as in other places they vrere relieved at the public ex- 
pense, and a committee of three vrere chosen " To take 
in consideration and make inquiries, into the families of 
those men,, commissioners and private soldiers, as have 
engao-ed in the Constitutional service, for the Parish for 
three years, or during the war, and supply them with 
the necessaries of life as the law directs." In August 
1779, the following vote was taken,. '" That Ave will 
adopt measures similar to the town of Portsmouth, and 
use the utmost of our power in reducing the prices of 



MR. JEAVETT S DISMISSION. o5 

the necessities of life and gain the credit of our coun- 
trj." Capt. Sargent and John CUfford, -svcre chosen td 
attend the convention at Concord, for the purpose of 
adopting some plan regarding this. In October follow 
ing Mr. John Lane, Lieut. Samuel Towle, Lieut. Jacob 
Worthen, Mr. Caleb Brown, Mr. John Clifibrd, Lieut. 
Benjamin Bachelder and Edward Robie, were chosen to 
state prices on those articles which had not been named 
bj the convention, and also to carry into execution its 
recommendations. All means were taken by the people 
of Candia to aid the government; men, money and ra- 
tions, were voted with great cheerfulness, and no people 
were ever more willing and desirous to maintain their 
full share of the credit and welfare of the Avhole country 
— their votes, their instructions, show that they acted 
with a knowledge of the great events in which they 
were concerned. 

About this time there was a growing dissatisfaction 
with Mr. Jewett. There was much difficulty in regard 
to his removalj owing to the mode iu which the civil con- 
tract between pastor and people was made ; there were 
several offers to Mr. Jewett to induce him to ask a 
dismission, without success. Reference was once made 
to Judge Weare for a settlement, and by his advice 
committees were chosen for mutual conference, and 
agreement if possible ; finally after many plans, the 
matter was referred to the Hon. Matthew Thornton ^ 
with some others and settled. The Parish paid certain 



Sef' mStORY OF CANDIA«- 

elaims of Mr. Jewctt and he agreed to leave the ministry 
m the place. Time has left us nothing in regard tc 
the merits of the controversy Avhich "will justify any 
comments. 

In May 1781, a meeting was called, for the following, 
among other purposes: "to choose one suitable persons 
to represent them in Convention at Concord, on the first 
Tuesday of June next, to aid in forming a plan of gov- 
ernment," and to see if the Parish Avould intrust a sum 
of money which had been contributed, to the hands of 
the deacons that they might procure preaching. The 
first named object was negatived — -the second agreed 
to. January 7th 1782, deacon Nathaniel Burpee being 
moderator, it was voted that deacon Stephen Palmer, 
deacon J. Hills, and Mr. Eleazer Knowles, should be 
a committee " to treat with the Rev. Mr. Prince,- 
concerning the term of time he will preach with us, 
and on what condition." After this vote there was an 
adjournment of ten minutes, when the committee re-" 
ported that " Mr. Prince would preach with us six or 
seven years for the improvement of the Parsonage, and 
a hired hand six months each year, putting the build- 
ings and Parsonage in repair." An agreement was 
entered into with Mr. Prince accordingly. On the 
tv/enty-first day of the same month, a vote was taken 
on the reception or rejection of the plan of government 
drawn up at Concord. There were sixty-six votes- 
agfiinst, and none for it. A committee of seven wa^ 



State goverMient. 37 

tlien cliosen to draw up some " reasons " upon the plari 
of government and send to the convention at Concord. 
Lieut. Abraham Fitts was made a delegate to present 
these reasons, to the convention. In cold weather the 
town meetings were held at Col. Carr's tavern, there 
being no way of warming the meeting house, so that 
many of these deliberations took place there. The judg- 
ment and wit of the freeholders may have been 
considerably sharpened by occasional draughts of the 
Colonel's good cheer. Another meeting Avas called in 
relation to the form of a State government, to the cus- 
tomary notice for which was appended this postscript : 
" It is desired, if you have any regard for your own 
good, or the good of your posterity, you would univers- 
&lly meet on said day." 

The architects who coitstructed the Parsonage house; 
ot the mason who built the chimneys, did not do it 
On' the most scientijBc principles, so that the occu- 
pant was subjected to that unpleasant thing, a smoky 
house. And it follows that the chimneys had to be 
rebuilt — ^ a vote having been passed for the pur- 
pose. In July 1783, some action was taken in regard 
to finishing galleries in the meeting house, and it was' 
directed that the committee should build a pew in the 
front galleries from pillar to pillar, for the use of the 
singers. Here were those ancient tunes performed, the 
productions of Billings, of Whitaker, of Clarke, and of 
Kendall. One can almost now hear the fudtive strains' 



B8 liiSTORY QV CANt)IA. 

Phasing one another, pursuing and pursued, through the 
whole compass of the vocal pipes from the deepest base 
to the shrill treble. 

Somewhere about this time, steps were taken bj the 
authorities of the town, to erect at some suitable place 
^Yithin its limits, that most proper and desirable of pub- 
lic edifices, a pound, whoso high walls and impregnable 
("•ate, should be a terror to all evil disposed, and unruly 
Cattle such as were in the habit of rambling unprontab'lj 
about the roads, or devising predatory incursions into 
the newly sown grass land, or the luxuriant corn fields 
01 the unlucky farmer. For this worthy object, Lieut. 
Abraham Fitts, Col. John Carr, and Mr. John Clay 
were chosen a cormnittee, with full power to act in the 
premises. It was voted that it should be built of tim- 
ber ; if so, it must one day have been rebuilt, for the 
only thing of the kind existing of late years, was of 
stone ; and in the furor of modern improvement, its 
very foundations have been removed to make way for 
Sheds, so that where the cattle of a former genera- 
tion did penance for their misdoings, the horses of to 
day, are sheltered from the noon-day sun, or the winter's 
cold, while their masters hard by tend church, or delib- 
erate on affairs of State. Col. Carr was the first pound 
keeper, and became to bad cattle what the tithing-man 
of yore was to naughty little boys at meeting. The 
office was held in the family until the dismantled walls 
of the rustic prison ceased to be of use to the town : 



CALL TO .^IR. RE.MIX(;T0N. 39 

and indeed, since my recollection it served only tq 
afford greater facilities, in reaehin'i; the ehovrio^! which 
grew near it. 

About this time the monetary alTairs of the country 
■were in a very bad state, and what with the scarcity of 
silver and gold, and the depreciated value of paper 
money — our good people -vyere almost at their wits' end, 
while the low price of every thing the farmer had to sell, 
and the high price of every thing he was obliged to 
purchase, contributed greatly to his embarrassment. 
The people of Candia, however, bore it as well as thev 
could, and contented themselves with instructing their 
representatives how to act in regard to the matter in 
General Court. 

Some time in the year 1789, the engagement of the 
Pcirish with the Rev, Mr. Prince, having terminated, 
a Mr. Howe was hired to preach for six months, on 
trial ; at the expiration of this time, no agreement was 
made with him by the Parish, and the Rev. Jesse Rem- 
ington commenced preaching. At a meeting held in 
1790, it was voted to give him a call to the ministry, 
if he would accept their terms, which were as follows : 
" To give Mr. Reroington the use and improvement of 
the Parsonage lot and buildings, during his ministry 
among us, and sixty pounds lawful money, annually, and 
likewise twenty cords of wood yearly hauled to the Par- 
sonage house, eight or twelve feet long. Said Avood is 
to be cut and hauled to the Parsona2;e house, or where 



40 HISTORY OP CAXDIA. 

the selectmen shall order. Likewise, voted thcit Mr. 
Remington have liberty to cat what wood Avill be need- 
ed in addition to the above twenty cords, to support 
the fires in the Parsonage house yearly, and no more ; 
and timber to maintain the fences about said Parson- 
age." These terms being suitable, Mr. Remington serjt 
a letter of acceptance, of which this is a copy. 

" Brethren and Friends : It having Pleased God 
Since I have Preached among you as a Candidate to 
incline your hearts to unite in proposing my Settlement 
^-r- to this purpose the Church and Congregation met on 
July 12- and being happily united as I was informed in 
Completing a Call • — having Seriously Considered of the 
Call and of the union and friendship which appeared to 
Subsist, think it my Duty to Express my approbation and 
acceptance of it. Acknowledging at the Same time 
with gratitude your good Opinion of my fidelity and 
faithfulness in the Proposals of my taking the Pastoral 
Charge and Care of you in the Lord and also the Re- 
spect and friendship you have Shown me both in Publick. 
and Private since our first acquaintance Desiring your 
Sincere and Daily Prayers to God that I may be Enabled 
to perform Every incumbent Duty as a minister and 
Preach so as by Divine assistance, to Save not only my 
Self but them that Hear me. 

With Affection I am your Devoted friend and Brother 
iji the fellowship of the Gospel. 

JESSE REMINGTON. 

Candia, August 20^'^ 1790. 

At the tmo when Mr. Remington entered on the 



RETROSPECT. .. 41 

duties of his sacred office, tlie settlement wanted five 
years of being half a century old, and twenty six 
years had passed since its incorjDoration. These had 
been no common years. Through the sufferings inci- 
dent to new settlements in frontier places, the people of 
Candia had struggled on into something like prosperity 
at the commencement of the war. To this new bur- 
den they did not hesitate to offer their willing shoulders, 
and though few in number, sent their full share of men 
to the battle field. They suffered for what we enjoy. 
They experienced those bitter sensations, which God 
grant we may never feel, when reverse after reverse 
fell thick and fast on American arms, when the South- 
erner was driven to the fastnesses of his inaccessible 
swamps, and the Northern army lay perishing amid the 
snows of Valley Forge. They too felt that joy which 
paid an hundred fold for all endurance, when the world 
saw the disgrace of British policy and the triumph of 
justice and the American cause. When the flush of 
victory had subsided, they helped endure the burdens 
of a Nation impoverished and weak, commencing its 
great experiment of self government. 

Their industry and thrift in all this time had not for- 
saken them, and they had both abihty and disposition 
to support decently their minister and schools, and to 
conduct civil affairs in a prosperous manner. They 
were not rich, but well enough off, as the saying is ; the 
yearly tax at this time, (period of Mr. Remington's set- 
6 



42 HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

tlementj) from less than two hundred and twenty five 
payers, being about seven hundred and thirty dollars, 
four-fifths of which was for religious instruction, and for 
schools. The people of Candia were, and to this day 
are, a church going people. The sound principle and 
love of good order, the regard for things sacred which 
characterized the first Parish committee in their day of 
fasting and prayer, on account of the difficulty of pro- 
curing a suitable preacher, has not left them now. In 
respect to schools, it is but just to say that they have 
been for many years, in advance of all in their imme- 
diate vicinity. 

March 9th 1802, the people being well united in 
Mr. Remington, and prosperous in worldly affairs, bC' 
came desirous of building a steeple to their meeting 
house, not being content with the plain and simple 
structure their fathers had built a quarter of a century 
before ; so they proceeded to add to it a porch and 
steeple, Avhich, indeed, made a very fine appearance. 
On its dizzy, towering top rested that bird of birds—- 
not the American eagle, but the " weather cock," whose 
watchful eye admonished, like a sentinel from his tur- 
ret, of the coming storm. Many a little boy firmly 
believed, that he crowed whenever he heard the morn- 
ing salutations of his friends and kindred in the humbler 
walks of life. It was voted then to assess on those 
who paid a minister tax, the sum of one hundred and 
twenty five dollars, which in addition to that already 



THE BELL. 43 

Subscribed, should be used for the purchase of a bell. 
This bell was of a beautiful tone, as all who ever heard 
it, well know. It was rung three times a day, viz : at 
eight in the morning, twelve at noon, and nine at nighty 
except the nights of Saturday and Sunday, when it was 
rung at eight. Mr. Nathan Fitts bid off the ringing 
the first year, for twenty four dollars and twenty five 
cents. The next year it was rung by Mr. Joseph Carr, 
by whom it was kept for many years. There Avas some- 
thing attractive, even in the very rattle of that old bell 
rope as it came through its long pine tube down to the 
floor, and jerked backward and forward, occasionally 
taking a little boy by the heels, when Avithout fear of 
the sexton before his eyes he ventured too near, of a 
Sunday noon. The old sexton, with his peculiar gait 
and somewhat stooping form, as with the church key 
swinging in his hand, he moved daily to his task, is im- 
pressed strongly among the memories of boyhood, and 
to all my Sabbaths the presence and services of Mr. 
Carr, seemed indispensable as those of the minister 
himself. 

The object of this brief notice of our father's doings 
is nearly accomphshed. Whatever could be obtained 
from the records, or the voice of tradition, has been 
faithfully written here. It is much to be lamented that 
the work had not been undertaken at an earher period 
when there were more among the living who could have 
imparted valuable information on the subject. 



44 nisiOiiY OF cAKi)iA. 

It was not mj purpose in commencing this sketch, 
to continue it as a narrative beyond the time when the 
town and parish ceased to be one in action. That may 
be the work of some future pen, when time shall have 
thrown around such events the charm of novelty. In 
this respect the memories of men and women in Candia 
will give them the history better than I can do it, 
while the full and complete records, since then kept 
of political and ecclesiastical action in town, will give — 
should they not be destroyed by accident or neglect, 
— satisfactory intelligence to the future seeker after 
information. 

Every thing which in addition to this sketch, it vfas 
thought could illustrate or give it interest, is contained 
in the statistical part of this little volume. One event 
within all our memories is worth recording here. 

On the morning of the 25th of January 1838, awak- 
ened by some noise, I saw on my chamber wall an 
uncertain and glimmering light, as of one passing with 
a lantern. While gazing dreamily upon it, the cry of 
fire ! so startling to unaccustomed ears, was heard. The 
light on the wall grew brighter, as with a beating heart 
I sprang to the floor and threw open the window. A 
crazy column of smoke was pouring from the church, 
not a stone's throw distant. A neighbor on his steps 
was dressing by the light of the fire ; every line of his 
countenance visible as he poured forth from stentorian 
lungs shout after shout. Some few people were already 



THE FIRE. 45 



• 



astir. Contributing a small share to the increasing 
noise, I dressed, rushed out of doors, and down the 
walk in the rear of the meeting house. The flames 
were bursting from the eastern porch. The rosj red 
of the morning was just coming up in the cold grey 
sky, when the bell began to sound its last alarm. In 
twenty minutes the whole town was in motion. Men, 
women and children, as four score years before, their 
fathers came to its building, came now in haste to its 
downfall. Household goods that for many years had 
reposed in unmolested (juiet, were dragged from endan- 
gered dwellings, and piled in the roads and fields. "Wet 
blankets were hung on the roofs of sheds, and pails of 
water spilled over all the floors. Men staggering under 
enormous burdens, jostled and ran against one another 
in all sorts of narrow and impossible passages ; clocks 
were carried off without respect to time ; babies seized 
by strange mothers, and in short everything was con- 
ducted with the admirable precision and Avisdom peculiar 
to people unused to fires. Nothing was steady in its 
progress, except the destroying element. Fortunately, iii 
this usually windy region, the air was still, and the as- 
cending flames — wreathed to the very steeple's top — 
presented a spectacle of the utmost sublimity. A church 
of molten gold glittering against the sky, there it stood. 
I looked in at the front door which had been torn from 
its hinges — above, around and below, all was fire, leap- 
ing and darting in forked tongues on the dry and 



46 UISTORY OF CANDIA. 

combustible maierial. The sacred book frotn which SO 
many a message had been dehvered to erring man by 
hps now cold in death, lay upon the cushioned desk, 
waiting its fate, while the flames like demons were 
creeping stealthily up and around to destroy it. I 
stepped back from impending danger. Hundreds of 
illumined faces were turned towards the burning stee- 
ple, while groups of men, with pails and tubs of water, 
armed with iron bars and levers, stood about the nearest 
dwelling, lest its tottering length of flame should fall in 
that direction. In such a case, their efibrts might have 
done little good, but a kindlier fortune interposed. The 
blazing shaft for a moment wavering, fell inward. 

That bird, emblem of all inconstancy and fickleness^ 
yet true to one central point, through sunshine and 
storm — bravely fronting the northern snows or the 
gentle gales and vernal showers of a milder clime — 
ponderous weather cock, by height diminished to a very 
chick, took its last flight earthward, and with beak and 
head buried in the groundj, seemed to bewail its " occu- 
pation gone." 

The bell whose silvery tones had echoed so many 
times over the hills and valleys of Charmingfare — ■ 
which so many times had sung a requiem over age and 
youth, now "With one sad cry faintly heard amid the 
crash of falling timbers tolled its own, and was silent 
evermore. So in one poor hour perished the monu- 
ment of our fathers' strong hands. 



THE XEW HOUSE. 47 

Notice was given that morning from the burning ru- 
ins, for members of the society to meet in the evening 
at the hall of Mr. Peter Eaton, to take measures for 
the construction of a new house of worship. There the 
necessary arrangements were made, a committee chosen, 
and in due time a house finished. It Avas located where 
it now stands, some rods south Avest of the old spot. 

In the course of time nothing will remind us of the 
past, save the moss grown tomb stone. 

•' Beneath those rugged elms, that yew tree's shade, 
Where heaves the turf in many a mouklering heap, 
Each in his narrow cell forever laid 
The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. 

The breezy call of incense breathing morn, 
The swallow twittering from her straw built shed, 
The cock's shrill clarion or the echoing horn, 
No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed. 

For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn, 
Or busy housewife ply her weary care. 
No children run to lisp their sire's return. 
Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share."' 

The houses they builded have decayed or are remov- 
ed ; the trees they planted, grown old and fallen before 
the wind. The forests which surrounded them are cut 
down, and when a hundred years shall have passed, 
what mark will tell of us ? There are monuments 
which even towns and small communities may raise, 
more enduring than costliest marble. It is not alone 



48 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

the splendor of great actions, or the renown of battle 
fields within our border, which can entitle us to the 
just regard of posterity. We probably shall have no 
occasion to throw our lives into the balance of our 
country's fortunes, or see renewed the days of Seventy 
Six. Other duties not less important are to be per- 
formed. The legacy of the fathers cannot remain 
without interest, and if in our hands it be not so 
enlarged as to meet the demands of a progressive age ; 
posterity may call us to account for the sura we hold 
in trust. 

As one in the grand association which goes to form 
the body politic, the office of a town is by no means 
unimportant or vaguely defined. Specific responsibili- 
ties rest upon it. The firm foundation laid by the early 
men of Candia, still remains. It has secured the en- 
joyment of a wise civil and religious polity. It has 
preserved from visionary speculation, and moral bank- 
ruptcy. 

Be ours the duty to enlarge and build upon that 
foundation. Where the struggling settler planted one 
month's school, we should have ten; where churches 
and societies were founded by toil and sacrifice, be 
ours the task to preserve them in their pristine vigor 
and purity. So living by the great golden rule, that 
when the passer by points to the mound that shall coy- 
er us at last, it may not be said we have misused the 
birthright of American citizens. 



lOTICES OF EAELY FAMILIES. 



NOTICES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 



ANDERSON, THOMAS 

Came to Candia about 1751. He was a native of 
Ireland, and in 1756 married Jane Craige, of Lon- 
donderrj. They had nine children : John, William, 
Thomas, Joseph, Allen, Samuel, David, Agnes, Mar- 
garet. 

Mr. Anderson first moved on to the place now 
occupied by Mr. Levi FUnt, and built his log house 
near what is now the west side of the orchard. 

He was a very strong and courageous man, and 
once killed two bears with a pitch wood knot. While 
at work in the woods one day, one of the boys was 
sent out with the dinner in a pail ; a rough coated 
fellow, led by his keen scent to the spot, presented him- 
self in the path, as the boy attempted to return. The ' 
father being called on, hastened to where the bear lay 
crouched, and swinging his faithful shillalah in air, 
soon terminated the contest. " There" said he to the 
son, " now run along." 



52 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

The sons, with the exception of WilUam and Samuel; 
did not settle in Candia. Joseph is (in 1852,) living in 
Fayette, Me., David in Lebanon, N. H. John died 
in Springfield, Ohio, Thomas in Chester, now Auburn, 
N. H., Allen in Holden, Mass. 

Samuel Anderson, deceased in 1850, was widely 
known by the traveUing pubhc, as an excellent land- 
lord. No man kept better cheer, a more open house, 
or could tell a better story, than Mr. Anderson. He 
was in some respects of uncommon ability, gifted with 
a kind of natural eloquence, which, added to his rather 
pecuhar appearance, never failed to secure him the at- 
tention of his audience, be it in his bar room, or at 
the town meeting. Years have passed since he was' 
in his prime, and the travel that once thronged the 
turnpike, is diverted into other channels. 

In 1791 Mr. Anderson married Anna Sargent ; they 
had eight children, seven of whom — Sally, Samuels- 
Jane, Nancy, Thomas, Mary and Eliza — are living, 
some in Candia, and some in other places. Mrs. An- 
derson died in 1817, after which he married Mary 
Sargent, a sister of his first wife, by whom he had 
three children. 

• In early life Mr. A. went with his brother Allen 
into Worcester County, Mass., and learned the cooper's 
trade. He was afterwards persuaded to return, and 
commenced keeping tavern in 1805. Oct. 1821, the 
block of buildings was burned. The alarm was given- 



NOTICES OF EARLY FAMtLIES. 53 

at 12 o'clock, at night, and in an hour and a half,' 
every thing was fiat ; 23 horses and 11 swine were de- 
stroyed, with nearly every article of furniture in the 
house. The lass was estimated at six or seven thousand 
dollars, sixteen or seventeen hundred of which was made 
up to them in cash and provision by the contributions 
of townsmen ; and on Christmas day, they moved into 
their rebuilt house. In prosperous times the business 
of the hotel was very good, averaging over forty horses 
the night, to be put up. 

BEAN, DAVID. 

About the year 1755, David Bean settled in the 
eastern part of this town, at a place called the Island. 
He was a native of Kingston, N. H., from which 
place he removed to Epping, where his newly erected 
buildings were consumed by fire. He then moved to 
Raymond, and soon after to Candia. Here he built a 
dwelling house and mills, which in a few years he had 
again the misfortune to lose by fire. He died in Can- 
dia in 1793, at the age of 68. Two only of his eleven 
children, Abraham and Reuben, settled in town, where 
their descendants now reside, to the fifth generation. 

BROWN, AARON 

Was the son of Jonathan Brown and Mercy Clough, of 
Kensington. He married Shuah Thurston, — they had 



54 HISTORY Oi" CANDIA. 

four children. He came iilto High Street, to the place 
now occupied by Mr. Aaron Brown, a few years after 
Mr. Hubbard, A story is related of his once tree- 
ing a bear in his garden, or near it, on a tall pine. 
Whereupon he ran to one of the neighbors in such a 
hurry for a gun, that he could not say a word for 
eome minutes, except the hurried ejaculation, JC gun! 
K gun ! After he had succeeded in making his wishes 
known, they went to the spot and the game was cap- 
tured. The Brown family in Candia are all lineal de- 
scendants of John Brown, who was born in London, 
and came to Ipswich, Mass., 1635 or 36. 

BROWN, CALEB, 

Son of John Brown and Ruth Kelley, from Hamp- 
ton Falls, came to Candia about 1762, and settled near 
where Joshua Fitts now lives. He married Mary Ly- 
ford, of Somersworth, — they had ten children : David, 
Elisabeth, Caleb, Abigail, Mary, Ruhama, Daniel, Dor- 
othy, Sarah and Hannah. He moved on to the place, 
in 1770, where Caleb Brown, his son, now lives, built 
a log camp, covered the top with poles, kept his cow 
and calf in one end, and himself and family in the oth- 
er. Mr. B., in his young days, went to learn the shoe- 
maker's trade, with a Mr. Thurston, of Epping Corner, 
but before his time was out, he enUsted in the French 
War, after which he came to Candia. Of the children, 



NOTICES OP EARLY FAMILIES. 55 

Caleb kept the home farm, and at an advanced age, 
has a very clear recollection of past days. He tells a 
story of Mr. Nicholas Smith, who had a very neat 
wife, and while at work with his neighbors on the burnt 
land, they observed that he was very careful not to 
get his white shirt blacked ; bo they, for mischief, often 
contrived to let some very black stick fall against him^ 
for which he doubtless was duly reprimanded at home. 
It is said of this Nicholas Smith, that at one time, he 
was almost the only man left on High street, they hav- 
ing gone to the wars, and one day Mr. Henry Clark 
came riding up with news that the British were in 
Raymond woods advancing on the town. Mr. S.'s gun 
was gone, but he had a powder horn with powder in 
jt, seizing which he boldly started out to meet the enemy. 

BROWN, NEHEMIAH 

Was the son of William Brown and Ann Heath, of 
Kensington. He married Ann Longfellow, had three 
sons : William, Sewell and Nathan. They came to Can- 
dia about the year 1765. Mr. B. had three sisters 
who married and had thirteen children each. Nathan 
married Ann Currier, and had seven children: Nancy, 
Sally, Polly, Dolly, Nehemiah, Nathan, Jonathan. Sew- 
ell married Susanna Turner — they had twelve children, 
William married Mary Sandborn, • — they had four chil- 
dren. 



56 HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

BURPEE, NATHANIEL 

€ame to Candia about the year 1753, from Rowley, 
Mass. He married Esther Roth, of the same place,— 
they had eight children : Jeremiah, Nathaniel, Nathan, 
Ezra, Mehitable, Sally, Esther, Patty. He bought the 
place now occupied by Jonathan Brown, his grandson, 
of Winthrop Wells, who, it seems, had been there a 
short time previous. Mr. Turner and Mr. Obed Hall 
were then the only neighbors ; there was no road ex- 
cepting a bridle path turning in where Mr. B.'s barn 
now stands, and so up by the brook to Mr. Hall's. 
Mr. Burpee seems to have been a man of note, for 
he was not only one of the first deacons, cotemporary 
with Dea. Palmer and Dea. Hills, but was a tailor and 
teacher of singing. His schools Avere in his own house, 
where the young people of that day assembled to learn 
the melodious trills that so charmed our grandfathers. 
The house then stood in the orchard north of the brook. 
It was burned and another was erected where the pres- 
ent one now stands. 

Dea. B. was out in the old French War, and at the 
seige of Cape Breton. He died in 1815, at the age 
of 94. His son Nathaniel married Dorothy Currier, 
and settled on the old place. They had four children: 
Nathaniel, Jonathan, Sally, Molly. He was a soldier 
in the Revolution, and fought at Bunker Hill and Sa- 
ratoga, 



NOTICES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 5t 

I)ea. Burpee's wife is said to have been a very smart 
woman, and helped to raise Mr. Turner's barn. No 
doubt hands were scarce and she was a woman equal 
to the demands of the times. 

BUSWELL, SAMUEL 

Came to Candia from Salisbury, Mass., about 1763, and 
the next year married Betsey Underbill, of Chester. 
They had eight children : John, Moses, Sarah, Richard, 
Samuel, William, Hannah and David. John staid on 
the home farm, married Mehitable McCluer in 1792,^ 
they had five children who attained years of maturity : 
Samuel, Jacob, Mahala, Nancy, Richard. He died 
in the summer of 1851, aged 84. His wife during 
the past season received a visit from her only surviv- 
ing sister, who came alone from a distance of over 
eighty miles, at the age of 81. The two then took the 
stage and visited some friends in Raymond. Moses, a 
physician, died in Maine, Sarah in Chester, Richard 
was drowned, William was, when last heard from, in 
Canada, supposed to have died there. Hannah lives 
in Canterbury, and David in Bradford. 

Mr. Samuel Buswell was a carpenter by trade, and 
before he had served out his time enlisted in the French 
War, and was at Cape Breton. He is said to have 
been very small, not weighing over ninety pounds, 

but was as brave as many bigger men. He afterwards 
8 



^8 HISTORY OF CASDIA. 

served in the War of the Revolution, where he became 
acquainted with Gen. Stark, and after the peace help- 
ed finish off his house iii Derrjfield. One time, hav- 
ing occasion to carry a grist to mill, he visited the 
General. He was received with cordiahty^ and the cus- 
tomary hospitality of the times was by no means neg- 
lected. Mrs. Stark, with busy hand, sat plying her 
wheel, while the General and his old comrade sipped 
their beverage and cracked jokes on olden times. — 
*' I 've been a thinking," says John, looking on his 
better half, " that if my wife should ever die, I should 
be obliged to have her coffin made large enough to put 
in her linen wheel, or she would never stay contented." 
" And what do you think," was the quick reply, " that 
I should do for John? I've been a thinking that 
his coffin should be made large enough to put in a keg 
of rum! or he would never stay." 

GARR, JOHN 

Was bom in Chester in 1737. His father was a na- 
tive of Ireland, and we here give a copy of a certifi- 
cate still preserved in the house. 

" That John Ker and his wife Elisabeth Wilson lived 
within the bounds of this Congregation from their Infancy 
behaving themselves Soberly honestly and piously free of 
any Public Scandall, so that they may be received as 
members of any Christian Congregation or Society where 



NOTICES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 59 

<jod in Providence may order their Lott is certified at 

BallywoUon June 23, 1736 

by Ja : Thompson." 

John Carr married Mary "Wilson, of Chester, and 
came to Candia in 1764, where he built the house still 
occupied by Mr. Nathan Carr, supposed to be the old- 
est inhabited house in town. There was no clearing 
when he came, so that there was some work to be done. 
During the Revolution, he served three years, and 
came home with silver enough in the lining of his coat 
to pay for his farm. In his absence the family were 
exposed to some hardships ; the wolves and bears some- 
times destroyed their corn and took away their sheep. 
At night they barricaded their doors and windows. — 
Sometimes of an afternoon they had a social gathering 
to which dames Turner, Ramsey and Rowell came and 
brought their work. It was a tea party, with this dif- 
ference, that instead of tea they had a huge bowl of 
sweetened water, with the accompaniment of rye bread 
and butter. This bowl was of stone ware curiously 
figured, and when in after days the Colonel kept tav- 
ern, it occupied a conspicuous place as a punch bowl. 
It seems to have been a sort of heir-loom and fell to 
one of the daughters. The family was one of some 
wealth in Ireland, and the name has changed from Ker, 
Kerr and Karr, to Carr, of the present day. 

Towards the close of the war, Mr. Carr was chosen 
paptain of the Alarm List, composed of old men and 



60 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

retired soldiers, Ayho held themselves ready in case of 
need, and was ever after called Colonel. He died in 
1813, and his wife in 1827. Of their six children, 
none of whom are now living, Joseph married Nancy 
Brown, and kept the home farm, where he died in 1842. 

CASS, BENJAMIN 

Was the son of Jonathan Cass, of Kensington, and the 
youngest of a family of seven, one of whom, Joseph, was 
grandfather of Hon. Lewis Cass. He came to Candia 
in 1759, and settled on the place now owned by True 
French, Esq. He was a tanner and shoemaker by trade, 
but farmed mostly after coming to this town. He was 
a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and served in 
Rhode Island. 

Samuel, son of Benjamin, married Dorothy, daughter 
of Lieut. Abraham Fitts, by whom he had nine chil- 
dren: Daniel, Samuel, Moses, Betsey, Sarah, Polly, 
Aaron, Benjamin and Dorothy. Daniel lives at Bridge- 
water, N. H., Moses at Roxbury, Mass., Betsey at 
Hebron, N. H., Sarah died at Roxbury, where Aaron 
i^ow lives ; Dorothy died young. 

About 1793, Mr. Cass moved into the northwest part 
of the town and commenced a clearing on the farm 
now owned by Mr. Tyler Merrill. The neighborhood 
was then somewhat infested with rattle snakes, and it 
is told that once on a time when the children were 



NOTICES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 61 

small, as Mrs. Cass and a few friends were having a 
social chat, one of these unwelcome visitors intruded his 
head as if meditating an attack, but Mrs. C, nothing 
daunted, threw the " sifting stick " at him, and her hus- 
band fortunately coming from the field, despatched the 
critter with his hoe. Mr. Cass was a deacon of the 
church under the Rev. Mr. Jones, and until his death, 
in 1820. His widow married Dea. Samuel Nay in 182"^ 
and died in 1836, in Raymond. 

CLARK, HENRY 

Came to Candia about 1763 ; he was a native of New- 
buryport, bought his place of widow Mary Batchelder, 
where Gilman Clark now lives. He married Keziah 
Bricket ; she dying he was married a second time to 
Catharine Bean, whcm he survived, and for his third 
wife married Abigail Francis. He had twelve children : 
Stephen, Joshua, who died young, Nathaniel, Samuel, 
Henry, Enoch, Joshua, John, Ebenezer, Mary, Abigail, 
Keziah. 

It is said of the father of Henry Clark, that within 
a few days of each other, his eldest son, wife and three 
daughters died of the throat distemper. The sad event 
was chronicled by some poet of the time, in a mourn- 
ing strain of eighteen verses, commencing thus : 

We mortals are but lumps of clay 
When God doth take our breath away. 
All born to die, none can here stay, 
The fairest flower may soon decay. 



^ HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

Henry and John were in the War of the Revoiu? 
iion at Bunker Hill and in Rhode Island. We give here 
a letter written bj John Morrison to Henry Clark, in 
which will be seen some familiar names of Candia lads 
and lasses of the olden time. The note will be found 
as expressive and spelled as well as that sent by many 
a gallant knight on the battle field, or in the holy cru- 
sades, to his sighing ladie love at home, although, per- 
haps, not so romantically worded. The original letter, 
now in my possession, is folded in a very intricate fash- 
ion, and directed to " Mr Henery Clark Juner in Can- 
dia." 

Forte Woshingtun June 27 day ye 1777. 

Sir I rite to you to let you now how we all do, we are 
well and in good helth at Present, a short note concerning 
Love. John Clark remembers his love to mrs marthe pa- 
ton. Isaac worthen remembers his love to mrs dorothy 
bagley. Theophylus Clough remembers his love to mrs 
mary rowel, wiginge Evens remembers his expressive Love 
to mrs albina Langue. 

Sir I hear very bad news about you and if the news be 
so I am afraid it will never do for I heir that the chief you 
do is gallanting the garls, and if this be the case I am 
shewer its very bad and if you would but leive of your 
bad tricks I shud be glad So no more at Present. 

JOHN MORRISON. 

The girls above named were all young at the time, 
although John applies the term " mrs " to them no doubt 
through mistake. The -^piter was probably much satis-. 



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63f 



fied, as he folded the note ainong his merry comrades/ . 
tvlth the severe rallying he had given " Henery," on 
his undue attentions to the fair sex. 

COLBY, ENOCH 

Came to Candia about 1750. His grandfather, whose 
name was also Enoch, came over at an early period 
from England in the Mayflower, which vessel was em- 
ployed several times in bringing over passengers after 
her first famous voyage with the Pilgrims. He at first 
Settled In Salisbury, Mass., and died soon after moving 
to Chester, N. H. His father, named Enoch, married 
Sarah Sargent, and died in Chester. He married Ab- 
igail Blaisdell, by whom he had nine children : John, 
Enoch, Nehemiah, Jethro, Abner, Samuel, Abigail, Wil- 
liam, Mary Clemens. 

John, Enoch and Jethro were soldiers in the Revo- 
lution. The first named died at Valley Forge, sinking 
tinder the hardships of that memorable winter, having 
served four years from the commencement of the War. 
Jethro was in Rhode Island and died in 1780, on the 
"dark day," six months after his return home. 

Enoch married Lydia Worthen, of Amesbury, Mass., 
and moved to Thornton, N. H., where he for some 
years was a member of the House of Representatives 
and of the State Senate. It is told of John that be- 
ing one of the first of his division at the battle of Still- 



64 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

Water to attack the enemy, he jumped oh a piece of 
cannon which had been so heated by repeated dis' 
charges as to burn his feet. 

Nehemiah married Mary Rowe, and settled on the 
home farm. He died in 1840, aged 82. Abner mar- 
ried Ruth Cheney, of Thornton, N. H. Samuel mar- 
ried Ruth French, and carried her behind him on horse- 
back to Derby, Vt., then a -wilderness, where he died 
leaving a family in prosperous circumstances. William 
died in Ohio, in 1846. Abigail married John Colby ^ 
of Amesbury, Mass. Mary died in 1780. 

DEARBORN, THOMAS, Lieut., 

Came from Chester, not far from 1764, and bought 
his farm where Mr. N. B. Hall now lives. He mar- 
ried Mary Morrison, who was brought up in the fam- 
ily of Major Baker. They had four children: David, 
John, Thomas, Samuel. David died in the State of 
New York, John in Sandbornton, N. H. Mr. Dear 
born enlisted into the army in 1778, and was made a 
Lieutenant in Col. Peabody's [Regiment, in Rhode Is- 
land where our forces were waiting to cooperate with 
the French fleet. 

On the 28th of August, 1778, he was killed by a 
British cannon ball, while eflfecting some movement with 
his men. The gun which he carried at the time is in 
possession of Hon. Abraham Emerson, and the sword 



NOTICES OP EARLY FAMILIES. 65 

is at the house of Mr. Isaac Fitts, on High Street, 
rcHcs more interesting from the associations connecte(J 
with them, than from any real worth. 

DUDLEY, SAMUEL 

Came to Candia from Raymond, in 1812. He learned 
his trade, as a tanner, of Elder Moses Bean. Five 
years after, he went into business where he now is, 
and ever since has contributed much to the advance- 
ment of the village, and of the church in which he is 
a deacon. He is a descendant in the sixth genera- 
tion of Gov. Thomas Dudley, of the Massachusetts Bay. 
He married Judith Pillsbury, a sister of Benjamin 
Pillsbury, Esq., and as his second wife, Sally Mars- 
ton. Deacon Dudley has carried on the tanning and 
shoe business for thirty-five years. 

DUNCAN, WILLIAM 

Was the son of John Duncan and Hannah Henry, born 
in Londonderry in the year 1771. He came to Candia, 
Oct. 2, 1798, and bought a store of John Wason, at 
the Corner. After remaining there about five years, he 
moved on to the place where John D. Patterson, Esq., 
now resides. Mr. Duncan was a man of eccentric hab- 
its, and extensively known as a merchant. His business 
in country produce was at one time very large. He mar- 
ried Mary McMurphy, of Londonderry, — had two sons, 
9 



66 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

the youngest of whom, James, died at an early age. 
The eldest, William H. Duncan, Esq., now resides at 
Hanover, N. H. Mr. D. married a second time Nao-j 
mi McMurphy, of Londonderry. She lived but a few 
years and he was a third time married to Elisabeth 
Patterson. For some years previous to his death, which 
took place in 1849, he was confined to his room froni 
the effects of a broken hmb. 

It is said that Robert Henry, the grandfather of Mr. 
D., sent to Londonderry, in Ireland, by one Capt. Rani- 
sey, for Miss Charity Ash Thompson, who was his des- 
tined bride. The captain, on arriving at Boston, although 
he had received his passage money, sold the young wo- 
man to service, pretending ^he had received no pay. 
After a time, the news reached the ears of Mr. Hen- 
ry, the expected wife was found, and the perfidious 
commander did not escape punishment. 

DUSTEN, MOSES* 

Came to this town about the year 1768. He was the 
son of Nathaniel Dusten and Triphena Haseltine, of 
Haverhill, Mass., and the great grandson of Thomas 
Duston, and Hannah Emerson, of Haverhill, Mass., who 
was the renowned heroine of Indian warfare, whose prow- 
ess was rewarded by a grant of fifty pounds from the Mas- 
sachusetts Legislature. He was born in Haverhill, Mass., 

♦Spelled Dustin and Purtpn 



NOTICES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 6t 

m 1744, and in 1776 married Mary Buck, by whom 
he had ten children: Jonathan, Lydia,* Polly,* Moses, 
Hannah, George W., Nathaniel, Betsey,* Sally, and 
Lydia. 

Mr. Dusten was a blacksmith by trade. When the 
iiews of the battle of Lexington came to Candia, he 
threw his apron upon the anvil, and as is stated in 
the first part of this work, was the first man to volun- 
teer, following drummer Hill up and down the street 
until enough fell in to make a respectable company. 

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in Col. 
Nathan Hale's Regiment, and afterwards made a Captain, 
which rank he held until the close of the War, serving 
the whole seven years. The watch which he carried 
during the time is now in possession of R. E. Patten, 
Esq. Capt. Dusten died in 1795, aged 51 ; his wife 
survived him thirty-two years, and died in 1827, aged 
77 years. 

EATON, EPHRAIM 

Was the son of Henry Eaton and Mary True, of Salis- 
bury, Mass. In 1768 he married Abigail Perkins, who 
lived but a short time after the birth of her first child, 
Abigail. In 1772 he married Sarah Stevens, of 
Salisbury, by whom he had five children : Molly, Sallyj 
Henry, Hannah and Peter. The eldest daughter^ 

*Died young. 



68' HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

went to Andover, N. H. Molly, -whose name the fash- 
ion of the times changed to Marj, married Dr. Jacob 
Bajley Moore, of Andover, N. 11., son of Dr. Coffin 
Moore, the first physician in Candia. Henry married 
Hannah, daughter of Maj. Jesse Eaton and Sarah Wor- 
then. Hannah married Moses Patten, Peter married 
Hannah Hale, daughter of Dea. Ezekiel H. Kelley and 
Hannah Hazelton, of Chester. Sally died unmarried in 
1836, aged 61. Mr. Eaton came to Candia in the 
Spring of 1773, and bought his farm of Benjamin 
Batchelder. The deed, witnessed by Nicholas French 
and Isaiah Rowe, was made out before Caleb Cushing, 
Justice of the Peace, in Sahsbury, Mass., in 1772. 

Mr Eaton was an active man, often employed in 
town affairs, ready in the support of religious institu- 
tions, of good judgment and strong common sense, and 
of rather a taciturn disposition. He died in the year 
1826, aged 81 years. His wife died in 1822 at the 
age of 74. 

Since the above notice was penned, it has become a- 
sad duty to record here the death of Henry Eaton, 
Esq., which occurred in the month of March, 1852, in 
the 75th year of his age. He was a man of excellent 
judgment, planning all his business with much precis- 
ion and foresight, and prompt in the discharge of every 
obligation. An estimable and worthy man, a valuable 
citizen, an upright and conscientious christian, thus has 
closed the years of a long and active life. 



NOTICES OF EAKLY FAMILIES. 



EATON, PAUL 



6S? 



Was the son of Jabez Eaton and Sally True ; came to" 
Candia from Seabrook, N. H., before 1770 ; he bought 
his farm of Isaiah E.owe, it being the same noAv occu- 
pied bj the heirs of the late Col. Henry T. Eaton. 
He married Molly Tilton about 1765 ; they had five 
children: Molly, Anna, Henry T., John, Sally. His 
first -wife died not far from the year 1775, and in 1778 
he married Hannah Emerson, of Haverhill, Mass., by 
whom he had two children: Lydia and Luke. 

Paul Eaton was in Rhode Island and various other 
places, in the Revolution. He is said to have been 
a man of extraordinary strength, and it is told on good 
authority, that once he moved, by means of a chain' 
and lever placed across his thighs, a log which a smart 
yoke of steers could not start. His son. Col. H. T. 
Eaton, succeeded to the old place, married Ehsabeth, 
daughter of Nathaniel Emerson, Esq., who died in 1818. 
Her husband, surviving her thirty-three years, died in 
1851. Mr. Paul Eaton died in 1830, aged 90 years, 
having surtited his second wife eleven years. 

EMERSON, MOSES 

Came to Candia about 1761 and [settled on the place 
now owned by his son, Hon. Abraham Emerson. He 
married Lydia, daughter of Lieut. Abraham Fitts, by 
whom he had nine children : Moses, Lydia, Susan, Jon ' 



YO HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

athan, John, Sarah, Abraham, Thomas, Dorothy. The 
second, fifth, sixth and last named settled in Steuben 
County, N. Y. Thomas hves in Manchester. N. H., 
Dorothy died in 1842, the others (in 1852) are all liv- 
ing. 

Mr. Emerson was a son of Samuel Emerson, of Ches- 
ter, and half brother to Col. Nathaniel Emerson. The 
family is traced back to Michael Emerson, who marri- 
ed Hannah Webster and settled in Haverhill, Mass., in 
1652. Their daughter married Thomas Duston in 1677, 
and was no other than the celebrated Mrs. Duston, 
who killed the Indians. Jonathan, son of Michael, was 
father of Samuel, who came to Chester. "What is here 
stated in regard to the family in connection with that 
of Mrs. Duston, was obtained from Rufus E. Patten^ 
Esq. Mr. Emerson died at the age of 84. 

EMERSON, NATHANIEL. 

A better notice of this once influential citizen cannot be 
given, than by inserting in this place an obituary, which 
appeared in the New Harbpshire Repository, a religious 
paper, published at Concord, bearing date May 24th, 
1824. The article was written by John Lane, Esq. : 

" Died in Candia, April 80, Col. Nathaniel Emerson, 
aged 83. He was the son of Samuel Emerson, Esq., 
one of the first settlers in Chester, a man, who through 
*i long life was eminent for usefulness and J)iety. He 



NOTICES OP EARLY FAMILIES. 71 

was born May 2, 1741, removed to Candia about the 
year 1761 ; was married Nov. 15, 1764, to Miss Sa- 
rah Tilton,* a woman who through hfe was remarkable 
for piety and all the social and domestic virtues. He 
has been called to public stations perhaps more than 
any other individual who ever lived in Candia. 

He served as an ojfficer in the militia under King 
George HI., from 1763 to 1775, when he was appoint- 
ed Lieutenant Colonel of the 17th Regiment of New 
Hampshire mihtia. He was also appointed by General 
Whipple, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army in 1778, 
was a volunteer in the service of his country, in the 
War of the Revolution, and was in 1777 with the brave 
Stark at the memorable battle at Bennington ; and af 
ter the Revolution he was Colonel of the 17th Regi- 
ment eight or ten years. 

He has been no less distinguished in civil than mili- 
tary stations. In 1764, at the first meeting of the 
town after its incorporation, he was, at the age of 23 
years, chosen to some important office, which he held 
for many succeeding years. In 1762, being chosen by 
the town for that purpose, he was a member of the As- 
sembly which formed the first Constitution of New Hamp- 
shire, and from that time till the year 1798, excepting 
three or four years, he was the only representative from 



* They had ten children: Jonathan, Anna, Samuel, Sarah, Nathaniel, 
Richard, Elisabeth, Hannah, Lydia and Nabby. Iwo only of the family 
are now living; Nathaniel, and Nabby, widow of the late John Lane, Esq. 



T2 HISTORY OF GANDIA. 

the town in the State Legislature. He also held ths 
commission of a justice of the peace, for the term of 
twentj-five years. He was a firm supporter of rehgious 
order and religious institutions. In September, 176G, 
when the town voted to erect a meeting house, he was 
xjhosen to superintend the work. 

He was among the members of the church in Candia, 
when it was formed, and was a zealous advocate for a 
settled ministry. He forsook not God's house and pub- 
lic worship so long as he had strength to walk or ride 
to the place. But his days are not only numbered, 
but finished ; the place that so long and constantly knew 
him, will know him no more forever. But we would 
fondly hope that he is gone to be with those who shall 
be in everlasting remen^brance, and although dead, yet 
speaketh." 

The following letters, found among the papers of Col. 
Emerson, although not of great importance, may yet 
be read with interest. 

Chester, Dec. 24, 1776. 
Col. Nathaniel Emerson: 

Sir, -^ I must request of you 
that you notify the men that are enlisted in Candia to go 
to New York, that they appear at my house next Satur- 
day, at ten of the clock forenoon, all complete fit to march. 
Of the men's names that listed, are Paul Eaton, John 
Clark, Amos Knowles, John Clay, Jun. 

Sir, in complying with the above you will oblige, yours, 

JOH^ WEBSTER. 



i^OTlCES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 78 

Exeter, March 22, 1777. 

Col. Emerson: 

Inclosed are orders for raising men, and as 
I am not at home, neither can be very soon, I must entreat 
and require of you, that you take the utmost care and 
pains, as fast as possible to get men, and that you call 
upon the other town officers to assist, and also upon the 
eelectmen, if need be, and to inform them that it is the 
opinion of the court that the shortest notice for a town or 
parish meeting in this case will be sufficient. In case the 
people are notified, it may happen there will be no occa- 
sion for meetings. 

I think it will be best to get the officers together, as 
soon as possible, to make a proportion of all the men to be 
raised with each captain, and I could be glad, that if 'tis 
a,greeable to you, you might meet nest Tuesday. As our 
town meeting is next Thursday, it may be some advantage 
to our town in raising their proportion. In complying with 
the above and using your best endeavors, will be very 
pleasing and greatfully acknowledged by yours, 

JOHN WEBSTER, Col. 

The ^' inclosed orders " referred to were written by 
Josiah Bartlett, from Exeter, in which the most urgent 
request is made for men. 

Col. Emerson: Sir,— 

Yesterday received order from Gen, 
Folsom, a copy of which I have enclosed to you. I hope 
you will use your best endeavors that your proportion of 
all the men to be raised in Candia, be procured as soon 
p,s possible, and that you call upon all officers and soldiers 
10 



f4 HISTORY OP GANDIA, 

under you and also the selectmen of the town to aid and 
assist you, as you -will see by the inclosed orders to me di- 
rected, that the importance of the case calls for all possi- 
ble despatch, and that a list of men raised in Candia be 
made out to me as soon as may be, in order that I may be 
able to make a return to the Committee of Safety agreea- 
ble to my order from Gen. Folsom. 

Sir, I hope you will exert yourself, for sure I am if Ti- 
conderoga should be lost for want of men, we shall be 
obhged to send twice the number of men that is now call- 
ed for. 

Given under my hand at Chester, this 21st day of April, 
1777. JOHN WEBSTER, Col. 

Here follows the enclosed letter. 

Sir,— 

I am called upon by the supreme authority of this State 
to repeat the orders to the colonels or commanding officers 
of the several Regiments of Militia in this State to raise 
and forward their several quotas of men to Ticonderoga 
without loss of time. 

By express from Gen. Schuyler, it was expected that the 
enemy would take the earliest opportunity to cross the 
lake, as there is no doubt they know perfectly well the 
small number of troops we have at that important pass. 
Therefore as you love your country, as you are a friend 
to the great, the glorious cause, the cause of Liberty in 
which we are all embarked, I trust you will loose no time in 
raising and forwarding the men proportioned to your Reg- 
iment. 

Given under my hand at Exeter, this 16th day of April, 
1777. NATH'L FOLSOM, Maj. Gen. 



MOTtCES 0^ EARLY iPAMtLIES. W. 

P. S. You are desired to make a return of the rncri 

i'aised as soon as may be, to the Committee of Safety, i6 

Col. John Webster. 

A true copy by me, 

JOHN WEBSTER, Col. 

Lieut. Col. Emerson having been dispatched for the 
protection of some storcis belonging to the army of Stark^ 
was not at Bennington, until the second day of 
the engagement. There are those tv-ho remem- 
ber to have heard him tell, how, on crossing the field 
of action with some message, the blood spattered on his 
boots and upon his horse's sides. We give the follow^ 
ing notes from Gen. Stark, as of some interest. 

To Lieut. Col, Emerson, in Camp. 

Gen. Stark's compli- 
ments to Col. Emerson ; would be very glad he would in- 
form him by the bearer whether or no he found any coffee 
when gone to Otter Creek^ if so what be did with it, or 
unto whom he delivered it. 

By Gen. Stark's order, 
Aug. 31, 1777. JOHN CASEY, A. 1). C. 

To THE Commanding Officer of the GtJARD. 

You are hereby 
ordered to send the prisoners under your care in the guard 
house upon Maj. Rensselaer's request, without any furthei" 
order, as fast as he Avants them for examination, under- 
standing them to be reputed tories. 

By order of Gen. Stark, 

JOHN CASEY, A. D. C. 



't6 HISTORY OV CANiii. 

Exeter, June IGtli, 1780j 
Sir, — There is orders for raising of six hundred men- 
in this State for about six months, to join the army ; our 
proportion of which is 22. I should be glad that you 
would meet with the rest of the field officers at my house 
in Chester, upon I\Ionday next at one of the clock in the 
afternoon, in order to devise means to raise and proportion 
them, as they must be got ready without loss of time. If 
the Captain in Candia will eome with you, I shall be glad 
to see him. I am, sir, yours to serve, 



JOHN WEBSTER, Col. 



To Lieut. Col. Emerson. 



Exeter, June 24, 1780. 

Sir, — We are to be called upon to raise more men. I 
have not got my orders yet, but expect them the begin- 
ning of next week. Our proportion will be 43, and as the 
men must be got without delay, it will be necessary that 
the field officers meet next Friday at my house in Chester^ 
at one of the clock in the afternoon,- in order to proper^ 
tion the men, and as there must go one captain and one 
ensign out of the Regiment, I should be glad that the cap- 
tains should also meet at the same time and place, and I 
should be glad that you would see your ensign and know 
if he incline to go, and let me know at the time appointed 
for to meet. By order of me. 

JOHN WEBSTER. 

To Lieut. Col. Emerson. 

From all that can be gathered concerning the his^ 
tory of Col. Emerson, the praise bestowed on him 
Was not unmerited. He even went to the extent of 



SfOliCES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 71 

J3ajing money out of his own pocket for the enlistment 
of men, for which he never asked or received any re- 
muneration. 

He was for many years a surveyor of land, and his 
father, Samuel Emerson, Esq., was the original surveyor 
of the town of Candia into divisions and lots. 

FITTS, ABRAHAM 

Came to Candia about 1763 ; he Avas born in Sahsbu- 
ry in 1736. He married Dorothy Hall, of Chester, — - 
they had ten children : Lydia, Dorothy, Daniel, Moses^ 
Rfeuben, Sarah, Samuel, Elisabeth,- Abraham, Nathaui 
He was a blacksmith by trade, and there being none- 
in Candia at that time, he was induced to come here 
by the offer of thirty acres of land made by some of 
the settlers. He brought with him his stock of tools^ 
consisting of a bellows, anvil, vice, two sledges and a hand 
hammer. He settled where Dr. R. H. Page now lives^ 
and had his land from the lot of Mr. Enoch Colby. 
He used to take his pay for work in labor on his 
land, at the rate of two days' work for a hoe, &c. It 
is said that a neighboring shoemaker, being rather un- 
skilled in farming, and the ground somewhat rocky withal, 
used his hoe nearly up in the two days' labor required 
as pay. Mr. Fitts, by his industry, acquired a respect- 
able competence and settled his sons on farms in vari-^ 
ous parts of the town. Moses, in early life disabled 
by rheumatic complaints from active labor, commenced 



^8 titSTORt 0^ CANDIA. 

trading just the other side of the road from his fatlis 
cr's. The Lieutenant, it is said, brought up from Ne-vt* 
buryport, Avhere his sons used to team, four dollars' worth 
df pins, needles, tape, &c., as a first investment. At 
that tiq;ie a Mr. Holjoke and Major Moore had beeil 
the only traderis. This proving successful, succeeding 
years saw a gradual increase in the business, until it 
reached a very respectable extent. 

Master Fitts^ as he was called, is said to have own- 
ed the first chaise in town. None of the children of 
Abraham Fitts are now living, except Abraham, in Can- 
dia, and Nathan, in Manchester, N. H. We here giv6 
a genealogy of the Fitts family, said to have been pro- 
cured by the Hon. Daniel Webster. 

Sir John Fitts, of Fitzford, in Devonshire, England, an 
eminent barrister at law, at Lincoln's Inn, London, had 
two sons, Walter and Robert. Walter dying without 
male issue, the estate and titles went to Robert, Avhd 
had two sons, Walter and Robert. Walter took the es- 
tate and titles, which became extinct at ths death of 
Sir John. Walter dying without male issue, his daugh- 
ter, who married into a noble family, undertook to con- 
vey the estate to her husband's heirs. Robert came 
to Ipswich, Mass., in 1635. His wife was named Grace. 
They had one son, Abraham, who had three sons, Abra- 
ham, IsaELC and Richard. Richard moved to Salisbury, 
Mass., and married Sarah Ordway. They had four 
children: Nathaniel, Daniel, Richard and Jerusha. Je- 
rusha married Roger Eastman, and had one daughter^ 



FOTIOES OP EARLY FAMILIES. T9 

named Nabby, who married Col. Ebenezer Webster, 
and was the mother of Daniel Webster. Daniel Fitts 
Avas father of Abraham Fitts, who came to Chester ancj 
to Candia. 

The following is an account of the town of Candia, 
found an^ong the papers of Lieut. Abraham Fitts, sup- 
posed to have been written by him. 

" It was settled at first by a number of men from Lon? 
donderry, Chester and Brentwood, by the name of Mc- 
Cluer, Turner, Ramsey, Bean, Clay, Rowell, &c., and 
Eastman, from Kingston, built a saw mill, which went by 
the name of Eastman's for thirty or forty years after. 
They were hard laboring men, the land being new they 
fared pretty hard for some years. They paid their taxes 
to Chester till they were incorporated into a Parish by the 
name of the Parish of Candia. 

In the year — ^ — , the inhabitants, tho' few in number, 
being weary of paying taxes at Chester, and eight or nine 
miles to go to meeting to Chester, where they paid taxes 
to Mr. Flagg and Mr. Wilson, they met together and 
chose a committee to petition to Chester, and from thence 
to the General Court, to be incorporated into a Parish by 
themselves. Accordingly they had their request granted 
both by Chester and the General Court, and the bounds 
fixed as above, and Samuel Emerson, Esq., of Chester, 
was appointed to call the first meeting, which was held in 
the house Mr. Joseph Palmer now lives in, it then stood 
not far from where the meeting house now stands. Dr. 
Samuel Moores was chosen moderator, then Esq. Emerson 
quit his seat. Dr. Moores -vyas chosen Parish Clerk, ^ev? 



80 HISTORY OF OANDIA. 

cmiah Bean, Capt. John Sargeant, Lt. Batclielder chosen 
Selectmen. There was sixty-three ratable polls at 16 
jears old, the first." ***** 

FOSTER, SAMUEL 

Was born of English parents in Billerica, Mass. He 
panic to Candia in 1789, in which year he married 
Mary Colcord, of Brentwood. They had ten children : 
Samuel, M-ho married Iluldah Lund, of Nashua, where 
he lived and died ; Ebsn C, who married Betsey Ad- 
^ms, daughter of Dr. Adams, of Pembroke, and lives 
in Manchester ; Moses, who married Abigail Huntley ; 
Polly, who died in Brentwood ; Franklin, who married 
Mercy Huntly, sister to Abigail, and both of Lowell, 
Mass.; Hannah, who married Nathaniel Chase, of Brent- 
wood ; Lydia B., living at Nashua ; Lucinda, who mar- 
ried Samuel McQueston ; Sally, who married Stephen 
French ; and Betsey, who married Phinehas French, all 
of Bedford, where Betsey died. 

Dr. Foster served three years in the army during the 
War of Independence, and was at the battle of INIon- 
mouth. He used to live in the Parsonage house, which 
was torn down for the building now occupied by Dr. 
Isaiah Lane, where he for a time boarded Mr. Rem- 
ington. He afterwards built the house where Mr. Eben 
Eaton now lives. In 1812 he removed to Canterbury, 
find returned in 1815. He died in Brentwood, ip^ 
1826, 



NOtiCES OF EARLY FAMILIES. Sl 

His widow still living Avitli her son, Mr. Franklin Fos- 
ter, of Nashua, at the age of 87, retains, to a remark* 
able degree, her memory of past events. 

HALL, OBEDEDOM 

Was born in Chester, N. H., in 1745, and came to 
Candia about 1776. He was the first settler in the 
northwesterly part of the town. It is said of his wife, 
that on one occasion when Mr. Hall was confined by 
some injury, or sickness, to the house, she threshed 
out enough of the newly harvested rye for a grist, and 
then with a child in her arms, caught the horse in the 
woods. Putting saddle, bridle, the rye and herself,, 
upon his back, she rode to Trickling Falls, a distance 
of some twenty miles, to mill. Mr. Hail died in 1805. 
His wife died in 1790. 

HILLS, JOHN 

Came to Candia from Chester about 1765, and settled 
where Mr. Parker Hill now lives. He married Mary 
Morse, of Chester, - — they had seven children : Mollys 
Susanna, Eliza, Edward, Josiah, John, Parker. 

Mr. Hills was at Concord, at the battle of Bunker 
Hill, and at the taking of Burgoyne. When at Bun^ 
ker Hill, laying down while he loaded his gun, " with 
his back to the field and his feet to the foe," a bul^ 
let finding its way through the fence, struck him on th6 
11 



82 HISIORY OF CANDiA; 

foot ; he picked it up "with the intention of returning if 
to the rightful owners, but it was too large for his 
gun, so putting it in his pocket, he brought it home as 
a token of the first decisive struggle. Mr. Hills was 
one of the three first deacons. 

HILL, JETHRO 

Came to Candia froin Stratham, in 1765, and settled 
where John Fitts now lives. He married Mehitable 
Jewett, of Stratham. Thej had ten children: James,* 
who died in Minot, Me., Reuben, who went to New 
Portland, Me., Kachael, Phebe, Mehitable ; Wiggin be- 
came an extensive merchant in Bangor, Me.; Sarah died 
in Sebec, Me.; Joshua lives in Sheffield, Yt. It is some- 
what remarkable that Mr. Hill and his wife both met 
with a verj tragical death ; he falling and being burned 
while clearing land, and she escaping from the house' 
in a state of insanity, wandered away in winter, and 
was found dead in the snow some miles from home. 

HUBBARDj BENJAMIN. 

in the good old days of yore, says tradition, was borni 
In England, one Richard Hubbard, probably of a family 
in easy circumstances, if not wealthy. An uncle, living 
in France, offered to make Richard his heir. Accord- 
ingly his passage was paid across the channel by his 
father, but fortune had determioed otherwise thai* that- 



NOTICES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 88 

lie should become a citizen of France, where his de- 
scendants might have lost their heads in the chances 
of revolution. The captain of the vessel proving to be 
.a rogue, our young voyager was carried to the West 
Indies, and sold for his passage money. There he was 
bound apprentice to a blacksmith. After serving his 
time, the New World, then the El Dorado of all adven- 
turous spirits, attracted his attention, and he came to 
Boston. He was there married and had two sons, one 
of whom moved to Salisbury, Mass., and was the auT 
.cestor of Benjamin Hubbard, who came to Candia in 
1772, and bought the place of James McCluer, on High 
Street, where Benjamin H., his grandson, now resides, 
He married Mary Pike, of Salisbury, in J771. They 
had three children : Joshua, who married Sarah, daugh- 
ter of John Robie, and settled where he now lives, 
Joseph, who married Sally Stevens, of Salisbury, Mass., 
and lived on High Street, where Elias P. Hubbard now 
is, died in 1821, and his wife in 1851 ; Sally, who 
died at the age of 20. 

Mr. Hubbard enlisted for a short time during the 
^evolution and afterwards went to Bennington, as a vol- 
unteer under the gallant Stark. It is said that after 
m engagement in which a number of British were tak- 
en prisoners, a Col. Welch was ordered to guard them 
to Boston, and he had the address to make some of 
the volunteers, whose term of service had expired, be? 
}ieve that tbey were obliged to go with him. Among them 



84 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

were Mr. Hubbard, Lieut. Fitts, and some other men 
from Candia. As may be supposed, they were not over- 
fond of their rations of salt beef, and on one occasion, 
coming to a fine garden of vegetables, owned by a fat 
Dutchman, they eagerly offered their money for the food, 
but the old fellow, it seems, preferred the hard cash of 
the prisoners to the continental bills of the soldiers, 
and they were denied. Lieut. Fitts was set as sentinel 
over the garden to see that no one plundered. The 
rest of them, not on duty, determined in spite of guards, 
to have, at least, one meal of vegetables. So they se- 
lected Mr. Hubbard, who, doubtless, was a man who 
knew how to talk when occasion required, to engage 
the attention of the sentry, while they procured the 
wished for articles. The scheme worked well, and when 
all was done, and the supper cooked, they asked the 
Lieutenant to partake with them. He saw into the 
thing at once, but such was his honesty that not a 
jnouthful would he eat. No doubt the soldiers were 
right in taking food for their necessity, and the sturdj' 
blacksmith right in sticking to his duty. 

When Mr. Hubbard came to Candia, he had, of 
course, but few neighbors besides the bears and wolves, 
agreeable company enough Avhen seen in a menagerie, 
but not particularly pleasant in one's door-yard. Once 
on a time, he went to Pembroke to mill, with a sled 
and oxen. On his return, as he got along by White-^ 
hall, a place \yhere Mr. Davis had built his cabin, it 



NOTICES OF EARLY FAMILIES, 85 

began to grow dusldsli. Davis endeavored to persuade 
him to stay all night ; but he, being very courageous, 
laughed at his neighbor's fears and drove on. He had 
got down by Talford's, now Sawyer's mills, when a dis- 
tant cry struck on his ear. The mists of night, mean- 
while, had settled down on all the scene ; the mournful 
echoes of that cry died over the snow clad trees of the 
swamp, the startled partridge whirred away right and 
left, as he cheered on his oxen ; but again and again 
the cry is repeated. He needs not stop to hear, for 
now from a turn in the path, bursting into full chorus 
come the wolves in that long exhaustless gallop which 
never fails or tires. The affrighted oxen strained every 
nerve, while the driver seated on the front of the sled, 
with his axe in his hand, heard, in the intervals of their 
deafening howls, the snapping teeth of his relentless pur- 
suers. Four miles away from any dwelling and alone with 
such companions ! then did the hardy settler wish, too 
late, he had taken his neighbor's advice. He had sel- 
dom known fear, but then, said he, " my hair stood on 
end." Fortunately for him, it was decreed of Provi- 
dence, that instead of being food for wolves, he should 
live to a good old age, and so he escaped. 

The wolves were very troublesome for a long time, and 
often killed the sheep near the house, and even came into 
the cowyard, from whence they were driven by Mr. H, 
An old sheep, which was bitten through the windpipe 
\n three places, lived for several years afterwards, 



86 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

Once a couple of bears were treed near the house, 
and Mr. Brown, a near neighbor, getting word of it, 
came up with his gun. At the first discharge, one of 
the " critters " was dislodged and came tumbling down. 
The second time the guns missed fire ; they snapped 
and snapped, for a long time to no purpose, and at 
length both guns went oflF together, but bruin was n't 
hit ! The sportsmen were undoubtedly somewhat exci- 
ted, so the bear, if we do not mistake, succeeded in 
scrambling off into the woods again. Guns were often 
set in the corn, which, when green and juicy, was much 
destroyed by the bears. Going out one day to pick up 
the fallen and traippled ears, Mr. H. found an old she 
bear munching away in broad day light, with much 
apparent satisfaction. Not having the wherewith in 
hand to dispatch her, she escaped. 

These stories serve, with others of a like nature, to 
illustrate the border life, and are undoubtedly true, as 
they differ only in their dress, from those told by Mr. 
Joshua Hubbard, who remembers often to have hearcl 
them from his father's lips. 

LANE, JOHN 

Was a native of Poplin, N. H., born in 1771. He 
came to Candia at the age of 23, and bought the place 
where Mr. Ezekiel Lane now resides. He married Han^ 
nah Godfrey, by whom he had eleven children : Ruth, 
gusapnah, Joseph, Josiah, John, Hannah, Joshua, Eze^ 



HOliCES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 87 

kiel, Sally, Isaiah, and Abigail ; who all settled in town, 
with the exception of Joseph, who died in 1842, at 
Milledgeville, Ga., Josiah, who went to Ogden, N. Y., 
and Sally, now living in Charlestown, Mass. 

Mr. Lane was a carpenter and cabinet-maker, by 
trade. He held a Justice' commission, and was for 
many years town clerk, and within the memory of maiij 
now living, used to " cry " candidates for matrimonial 
hoiiors, in meeting on the Sabbath. He was a man of 
much influence in town affairs, and was retained in office 
until the time of his death, which took place in 1822^ 
at the age of 72 years. His wife, having survived him 
22 years, died at the age of 89. A memoir of Dea^ 
Joshua Lane, (grandfather of John Lane,) who was 
killed by lightning while standing in the door of his 
house, was puWished. It has not, however, been the 
writer's fortune to meet with it. 

John Lane, Esq., son of the gentleman whose name 
stands at the head of this notice, married Nabby, 
daughter of Nathaniel Emerson, Esq., and settled on 
the north road, about one-fourth of a mile west of the 
homestead. 

It is with a fcehng of sadness that I am here called 
to notice his sudden death, in the summer of 1851. 
Seldom have the people of Candia been more striking- 
ly reminded, by the removal of one of their number, 
of the uncertainty of life. For fifty years had he been 
of more than ordinary note in town affairs, and at the 



B8 ifliSTORV 01^ dAMDiAi 

age of sixtj-eiglit, was taken from a large circle of 
friends, while his usefulness was yet unimpaired bj ap- 
proaching infirmity. 

Esquire Lane erjoyed, in a high degree, the con- 
fidence and respect of a numerous acquaintance with 
whom he was brought in contact, in the discharge of 
his duties. He was Justice of the Peace throughout 
the State, in which capacity he was often and largely 
employed, and by his pacific advice, frequently saved 
a resort to law. 

He was an extensive reader, intelligent in regard 
to pubhc afiairs, a supporter of social order, an able 
teacher and superintendent in the sabbath school. As 
a man and a christian he leaves a void which will 
long be felt by the community in which he lived. 

MARTIN, MOSES 

Came to Candia about 1777. He was born in Ames- 
bury, Mass. The family came from England to Ips- 
wich, from thence to Amesbury and Candia. Mr. 
Martin's father was out in the French War. His wife 
being a woman of slender constitution was rendered 
very nervous from the frequent alarms of war — in 
order to escape from which, they removed, by advice 
of a physician, to Candia, intending to have built a 
house in town, but as it happened, so near were they 
to the line, that all save the door-step was in Deer- 
field. 



iTOTICES OP EARLY FAMILIES. o\} 

McCLUKE,* DAYID 

Came to Boston from Edinburgh, or vicinity, about 
the year 1720. His marriage to Martha Glenn, ten 
years after on the 11th of June, Avas the first nuptial 
ceremony performed by the Rev. Dr. Morehead, after 
his ordination as Pastor of the first Presbyterian, nov/ 
Federal Street, Church. Most of their children were 
there born and baptised. The mie, of the noble race 
of Scotch Covenanters, was a brave Avoman, and fled 
from Papal persecution in the land of her fathers. 

About the year 1740, Mr. McClure and his wife 
moved to Chester, N. IL, at a time when fear of 
the Indians compelled the inhabitants to seek the se- 
curity of a garrison. It so happened, on a certain 
occasion, that the men were obliged to be absent, leav- 
ing the women and children alone. No one among 
them, but the courageous Martha Glenn, dared to act 
as sentry. With the confidence which inspired her, 
when she offered up her prayer to God, among the 
misty mountain caves of Scotland, she kept the dan- 
serous watch with a loaded musket. It turned out 
that the place was actually reconnoitered for an attack. 
The spy is said to have reported, " Me see nothing 
but de one white squaw." A superstitious fear, or 
the hand of Providence, kept the Indians from their 
design. Mr. JMcClure moved into the limits of what 



* Spelled MaCUiie and McCluer. 

12 



90 HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

is now Candia, about 1773, bouglit lot No. oO, in the 
second part of second division, in the original right of 
Michael Whidden. Near the centre of this lot he built 
a log house. The well which he dug and the remains 
of the cellar wall are still to be seen. 

In a few years this structure was removed for a more 
commodious dwelling, glazed with very green French glass, 
and having an enormous stone fire-place, with mantel- 
tree of pine three feet through. This house, the oldest 
in town, is standing on the farm of R. E. Patten, Esq. 
Mr. Turner used to come down here to borrow fire. 
Mr. McClure once contrived to fall a large tree on his 
only cow, at v/hich he Avas so much disheartened, that 
he would have given up his location, had it not been 
for the persuasion of his wife. 

Bears and wolves greatly infested the place, and rat- 
tle snakes were plenty. In later days, a grandson of the 
family killed an enormous wild cat, after the creature 
had destroyed a whole flock of sheep in the barn now 
standing. Mr. McClure was past middle age when he 
came to Candia. About the winter of 1770, while re- 
turning, an old man, from a visit to his daughter, in 
Raymond, he became bewildered in a severe snow storm, 
and sunk exhausted but a few rods from the path he 
had lost. His voice, borne by the fitful gusts over the 
drifting hill sides, was heard at a mile's distance. Ere 
he was found, he had perished. A pine, at whose 
foot he fell, had the bark bruised off as far as the 



i^OTlCES OP EARLY i^AMILIES. 01 

'old man could reach, in the vain effort to keep oiT 
the chill Avhich bound his aged limbs in death. 

Such Avas the melancholy fate of the first settler in 
Candia. So perish multitudes whose restless spirits send 
them, in advance of civilization, to encounter the dan- 
gers of the frontier, or plunge into the unexplored re- 
cesses of the wilderness. 

Here in this book, when he, seventy years agonc, has 
fallen to be forgotten, is his only epitaph, written by a 
stranger : 

DAVID McCLURE, 

AN OLD MAN, 

A NATIVE OF SCOTLAND AND THE FIRST SETTLER OF t'ANDlA, 

FELL AND FEEISHED BY THE WAYSIDE, 

ABOUT THE WINTEK OF 

1770. 

MOORE, ANDREW 

Was the only son of John Moore, who was killed in 
the American Army, in 1778, leaving him at two years- 
of age in the care of his mother. 

He grew up, not a man of close and rigid business 
habits, but with rather more than a fair share of wit and 
humor, which often found its way out in the shape of 
practical jokes. Many a time did he perplex me. when 
just aspiring to the dignity of trousers, with sundry 
questions concerning the growth of my calves. He 



92 llISTORY OF Cx^NDlA. 

was a man of large frame, and great muscular strength', 
stooped a little and had a slight limp when walking, 
the result of a fractured thigh when a young man. 

In the time when the turnpikes ivere turnpikes, when 
Anderson kept a tavern known far and wide, and 
Duncan received the produce of half " Up Country," 
when a brisk business was done at the Corner, at 
Master Fitts' and at Capt. Eaton's, when every oth- 
er man in town was a cooper, and the road to New- 
buryport was crowded with loaded teams, then " Uncle 
Andrew" was in his prime. One night while on the 
toad, it so happened that six or eight teamsters were 
stowed aAvay in one room. Two of them, weary with 
traveling and laden with over-much supper, fell asleep 
and snored so prodigiously that no one else could close 
an eye. Uncle Andrew having turned and twisted for 
an half hour or so, in vain, finally revolved the mat- 
ter in mind, and arrived at a satisfactory result. Ris- 
ing, he softly placed a chair under each foot at the 
bottom of the obnoxious bed, upon which the nasal ca- 
dence gave place to some most extraordinary variations, 
growing thick and short by degrees, and beautifully 
shorter, until the climax was reached, in one inde- 
scribable snort, as both sleepers landed on the floor. 
The chairs were removed, and the author of the dis- 
turbance in bed before their astonished faculties could 
assign a cause for the trouble. 

Mr. Moore was provided with an exhaustless fund of 



NOTICES OF EASLY i'AMILIES. 9e 

anecdotes, mostly from personal experience, which, could 
thej be written as he used to tell them, would be 
worth the reading. He died at the age of 69 years, 
generally respected, and was a man who held a pleas- 
ant place in the memories of most who knew him. 

MOORE, COFFIN 

Was a native of Stratham, N. II., and came to Can- 
dia about 1760. He married Comfort Weeks, by whom 
he had seven children : William, John, Coffin, Jacob 
B., Patty, Polly and Comfort. Jacob B. married Ma- 
ry, daughter of Ephraim Eaton, by whom he had four 
children: Jacob B,, formerly of Concord, N. H,, now 
Postmaster at San Francisco; Henry E., a musical 
Professor of deserved distinction, at Concord, N. H., 
who died at Cambridge, Mass.; Mary, widow of the 
late Dr. Thomas Brown, of Manchester, widely known 
for his exertions in the temperance cause ; and John 
W., formerly editor of the Bellows Falls Gazette, and 
Postmaster at Bellows Falls, Vt. 

Patty married Dea. Prince. Polly died in Stan- 
stead. Dr. Moore was the first physician who prac- 
ticed in Candia. He is reputed to have been a very 
skilful practitioner, but was a little too much addict- 
ed to the prevailing folly of the times, drink. Both 
he and his wife were persons of excellent education, 
and it is said that when Mrs. Moore had occasion 
to talk to her husband for his occasional misdemeanors,^ 



Ol llISTOKY OF CANi)iA» 

she used the French language, so that the children 
might not understand what was said. He died in 
Stephen Palmer's house, in 1768. 

MOOERS, SAMUEL 

AVas a man of much influence in the earlj times of 
the town. He came from Hampstead and lived at 
''the Corner," where Mr. John Bean now hves, 
married a Miss Ingalls, by whom he had five chil- 
dren : Peter, Samuel, Timothy, Nathaniel and Josiah ; 
none of whom, nor their descendants, are now living 
in town. 

He is said to have been a man of remarkable tact 
in settling all troubles and disputes among the people. 
Indeed, said the old gentleman who told me about him, 
" Esq. Mooers and Lieut. Fitts used to rule the town." 
At town meetings, nothing was ever done till Esq. 
Mooers got there. He sometimes, before a physician 
came into the place, used to pull teeth, if oqcasion re- 
quired, and perform some of the lesser surgical opera- 
tions ; hence he was called Doctor ; while his wife was 
one of those useful women, whose services were absolutely 
indispensable at the auspicious events, which usually 
take place prior to a christening. 

PALMER, STEPHEN 

Came to Candia from Epping, in the month of April, 
*•' when the snow was over all the fences," although 



NOTICES OP EARLY FAMILIES. 95 

the year is not certainly knoAvn. He vras one of the 
first three deacons. He married a Miss Hojt, of Strat- 
ham, and they had eight children : Joseph, Stephen, 
Timothy, Patience, Jemima, Abigail, Hannah and Sa- 
rah. He first moved on to the place where Capt. John 
Pillsbury now lives, and afterwards to the north road, 
where he died. His son, Joseph, married the widow 
of Lieut. Thomas Dearborn, by whom he had five chil- 
dren : Moses, Joseph, Polly, Lydia and Salome. Ste- 
phen married widow Abigail Brown, and had five 
children : Olive, Josiah, Lucy, Betsey and Polly. He 
died on the old place. 

Josiah, grandson of Dea. Stephen Palm,er, married 
Betsey Carr, of Raymond, by whom he had seven 
children : Nathaniel, Sally, Stephen, Asahel, Elisabeth 
and Abigail. He also died on the old place, 

PATTEN, ROBEPvT 

A native of Boston, Mass., came to Candia about the 
year 1774, and bought his farm of Zebulon Winslow, 
the same now occupied by Mr. Willis Patten. He mar- 
ried Catharine Carr, of Chester. There is a story re- 
lated in the family, in regard to this Catharine Carr's 
history. It is said that she was the daughter of John 
Carr and Betsey Smith, who came from Ireland. John, 
it seems, was a person of fine appearance, so that ho 
won the affections of the daughter of a noble family. 
She married him, and in consequence was banishec] 



93 HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

fi'om her home. He took her to the Emerald Isle 5 
there thej endured all the hardships of the siege of 
Londonderry, at which place thej were at that time, 
and soon after cams to seek their fortunes in America. 
Robert and his Avife had nine children ; of whom 
William kept the old place. One day, being out hunt- 
ing in the vicinity of " long meadows," Mr. Patten got 
treed bj the wolves, in which pleasant position he was 
obliged to remain all night, before his tormentors would 
leave him. William married Abigail Turner, a daugh- 
ter of the first settler of Charmingfare. They had two 
children : Willis and Lucy. After the death of his first 
wife, he married, in 1779, Abigail Clark. They had 
five children : Francis, Keziah, Betsey, Abigail and Me- 
linda. 

PATTEN, THOMAS 

Came to Candia in 1754, and bought a part of the 
farm owned by Mr. David McClure, whose daughter, 
Mary, he had naarried two years before. 

He was a son of Dea. Ptobert Patten, born in Boston, 
in 1725, on what is now called Common Street. He was 
baptised by the Rev. Dr. Morehead, as were most of his 
younger brothers and sisters. There he attended school 
until about the age of 15, on Pemberton Hill, when 
the flimily v^'ent to Exeter, N. H., from which place 
they, in a few years, removed to the " long meadows," 
foo called, now Auburn, where Dea. Robert died in 1754 o 



ilOTICES OF EARLY EAMIUES. 97 

This last named gentleman came from Edinburgh, Scot- 
land, about 1724. lie was a stone mason by occupa- 
tion, and Avas employed by the colonial government on 
the fortifications in Boston Harbor. 

Thomas vfus father of fourteen children, two of whom 
died young. Elisabeth married John A^arnum, and, af- 
ter his death, Moses Clark, of Deerfield ; Thomas died 
unmarried ; Mary married Simon Norton ; Jean mar- 
ried Joshua Moore, of Chester ; Martha married Joseph 
L. Seavy, of Kye ; Sarah married Benjamin Wadleigh ; 
Rachael married Samuel Dimon ; Margaret marriect 
Jacob Sargent I Hannah married Ephraim Fullington, 
of Raymond, and moved to Cambridge, Vt.; Ruth mar- 
ried Andrew Moore ; Samuel married Lydia, daughter 
of Nathaniel Emerson, Esq.; Moses married Hannah^ 
daughter of Ephraim Eaton. 

Mr. Patten was of the race of Scotch covenanters, 
and strongly attached to his religious ideas. He main- 
tained family worship by reading the scriptures, singing 
and prayer, so long as he w'as able to perform those 
duties. He would " deacon the hymn " himself, and re^ 
quired the whole family to sing, always using the samd 
tune which embraced one line only, and which he would 
so twist that it went well and came out right in all 
metres I 

When a boy, he was one day in pursuit of a decr^ 
then plenty on the shores of the Massabesic, in com- 
pany with a Mr. McGregor; Espying a fine animal 
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98 HISTORY OF CAi^'OIA. 

near the Avater, he fired, the shot took effect, but thd 
position and peculiar state of the atmosphere, caused 
the report of the gun so to echo and reecho, in a 
thousand thunders over the lake, so said the old man^ 
" as to make mj hair stand on end." 

Some years after Coming to Candia, there happened 
one of those severe snow storms not unfrequent in our 
climate, "when the house was buried so deep in a hard 
drift that the good people Avere obliged to get out at the 
chamber window, a:nd dig an arch through to the door. 
The hog having been driven from his cpiarters, medi- 
tating, doubtless, on the discovery of an antarctic con- 
tinent, began a voyage of exploration over the crust 
to the ridge-pole of the house. Savory fumes from the 
frying pan Avere wafted to his delighted olfactories from 
the chimney, as with many an aldermanic grunt he 
proceeded onAvards, but nlas for piggy ! as he Avas ar- 
riving at the acme of his hopes, like many an other 
philosopher he stepped on the treacherous arch-Avay, fell 
with dismal squeak into the path, and bounced in upon 
the astonished kitchen! 

On the easterly part of the farm, lies the " dead 
pond," so called. The country Avas in former times 
much infested Avith rattle snakes. A dog belotiging to 
the family, Avas once bitten by one of these creatures, 
and Avent off apparently to die, but it Avas afterwards 
found that he had buried himself in mud, all save the 
end of his nose, Avhich caused a complete cure^ 



XOTICES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 99 

Mr. Patten survived his wife one year, and died 
Jn 1816, aged 91 years, the two having lived together 
as man and wife more than sixty years. 

ROWE, ISAIAH 

Came to Candia about 1762, from Haujpton Falls, and 
bought a farm on what is called the Pine Ilill road. 
lie married Sarah Healey in 1704 ; they had eleven 
children : Jonathan, Susanna, Elisabeth, Lydia, Na- 
thaniel, Sarah, Mehitable, Olive, Lucy, Dolly, xibigail. 
After the two oldest children were born, Mr. Rowe 
bought a tract of land of David McGregor, of Lon- 
donderry, in the original right of James Boyd, and 
moved on to it, the same now occupied by Capt. John 
Rowe. 

Mr. Isaiah Rowe was out in the French War, and 
there is now in the house an old military chest and 
a powder horn brought from Cape Breton ; on the lat- 
ter is marked " Samuel Dalton, his horn, 1756." As 
to the chest, there are no marks about it to indicate 
the wars it has passed through, but it serves in the 
absence of other things as a memento of past times. 

Daniel Rowe, and Abigail Stockman, his wife, pa- 
rents of Isaiah, seem to have come with him into town. 
They lived in a small house a little Avest of the farm 
house of Isaiah, on the north road. He sometimes 
taught school, and in his own house instructed the 
neighbors' children to read. It is iiT the memory of 



100 UliTOHY 'OF CAXDTA. 

som3 still living, how lie used his "fesque" to point out 
the letters with. Ha died about 1783, his wife outlived 
him 25 years, Mr, Isaiah Rowe died in 1810, aged 
about GT, his wife died in 1821, aged 71. Nathaniel 
Ivept the old place ; Jonathan settled in town, near bj ; 
jieither of whom are now living. 

ROBIE, WALTER 

Game to Candia from Chester, about 1762, and settlccj 
where his grandson, John Robie, now lives, in the south 
part of the town. He married Susy Hall, of Chester, 
in 1763. Thej had eight children: Walter, Edward, 
Pollj, Jonathan, Sally, Lydia, Susan and Nancy. 

Walter married Dorothy Tilton, one of a family of 
eleven children ; ten of whom are now living ; the two 
oldest, twins, are now 88 years old, the youngest, 68. 
There are two other twin sisters aged 81. This is a 
remarkable instance of longevity in one family, the 
whole amounting to over 700 years, 

Edward and Jonathan went to Corinth, Susan to Bel- 
fast, Me. Walter and his wife had eleven children : 
Mary, who died young, Dorothy, Lucy, John, Huldah, 
Sally, Mary, Walter, Nancy, Elizaj^and Lydia. 

When Mr. Robie came to town, Mr. Anderson was 
the only settler in his neighborhood, and about the same 
time came Samuel Buswell, Moses Sargent and Dca. 
John Hills. Mr. Robie set about making a clearing, 
i^nd l:)uilt hiuj a camp, against a large rock \x\ sight from 



NOTICES 0|? EABLY FAMILIES. 101 

the present liouse, which served as a fire-place. Sq 
soon as a suitable dwelling could be erected, he brought 
his wife to. share with him the hardships of the new 
country. He was, as will be seen from the records, q, 
man much employed and trusted in the business of the 
town, having filled many of its civil offices with honor 
|;o himself and to the satisfaction of his fellow citizens. 
He died in 1809, at the age of 93, one year after the 
death of his wife, aged 88. 

ROBIE, JOHN 

Brother of Walter, came to Candia about 1761, and 
settled where Dea. Francis Patten now lives ; the house 
which he built being still standing. He married Mehit- 
able Hall. They had ten children: Anna, William, 
Mehitable, Sarah, Priscilla, John, Ichabod, Ebenezer, 
Naomi. William married Keziah Clark, in 1797, and 
remaining on the home farm, died in 1850. Ichabod 
and Jonathan live in Corinth, Ebenezer in Burlington, 
Vt. Priscilla went to Stanstead, L. C. 

There is a large oak just across the road from the 
old house, which from its size and age is an object wor- 
thy of attention. It is one of the very few old set- 
tlers, beneath whose branches the deer may have sported 
or the Indian loitered away the summer hours. Within 
it is a hollow of sufficient dimensions to afford a play 
house for children, and it is not in the memory of man 
to say when it was not an old tree. It once served a^ 



102 HISTORY or candia. 

a gate post, and the story runs that the Millers, who 
teamed in those parts and were famous for running 
against both sides of the gatewa}^, did actuallj overturn 
the old tree, which of course thej were obliged to make 
as good as new. This story should be received with 
caution, however, as the gentleman who related it to 
the writer, and who is a most worthy and veracious man, 
said that he did n't much believe it ! 

SARGENT. 

There lived in Chester, prior to 1739, Jacob Sargent 
and his wife, Judith. They had seven children : Win- 
throp, Jacob, John, Theophilus, Judith, Sarah, and 
Tabitha. All the sons, except Winthrop, came to Can- 
dia. Theophilus and John settled near Candia Corner. 
Winthrop married Phebe Ely, and two of their sons, 
Moses and John, came to Candia, one in 1763, the lat- 
ter in 1769. 

Moses married Sarah Varnum, and settled on the 
place where Mr. Charles Smith now lives. They had 
six children : Anna, Samuel, Abigail, Sarah, Moses and 
Mary. Mr. S. was a soldier in the War of the Revo- 
lution. He died in 1826, his wife in 1843. 

,Tohn married Molly Turner, oldest daughter of Wil- 
liam Turner, said to have been the first female child born 
in town. They lived where Josiah Sargent now resides, 
and had four children : Sara, Josiah, Moses, and ono 
v/ho died young. 



KOTICES Oi^ EARLY FAMILIES. 1Q3 

SMITH, BENJAMIN 

t!arae to Canclia about 1749 or '50, from Exeter ; raai-- 
ried Sarah Hojt, of Seabrook. They had nme children : 
Benjamhi, Nathaniel, Nicholas, John, Dolly, Betsev, 
Ljdia, Hannah. Benjamin, Jr., married Nancy Robie 
and settled on tlie home farm. They had seven chil- 
dren : Jonathan, who died at Seabrook, Mehitable, Sal- 
ly, John, True, and Nancy and Mary, twins. Nathan- 
iel and Jonathan Avent to the State of Maine ; Nich- 
olas died in town. When Mr. Smith first came he 
bought the place now occupied by Capt. John Smith, 
his grandson, who also has grand children living with 
him, thus m^aking the fifth generation living on the same 
farm, an incident worthy of notice in these times. 

He built a log cabin just back of the present house. 
That same spring an apple tree came up near his door, 
which, for one hundred years, has continued to bear 
fruit, and, last season, produced a barrel of very pleas- 
ant apples, soine of which were tasted by the writer 
Avhile gathering facts for this notice. It is undoubt- 
edly the oldest tree in town bearing fruit. At the time 
of Mr. Smith's coming, Mr. Turner and Mr. McClarc 
are supposed to have been the only persons within the 
limits now comprising the town. The door of his log 
house, instead of swinging on hinges, was raised against 
the opening, and barred up at night, to keep out the 
bears and wolves. 

Mrs. Smith, like her f)rc3t neighbors, was a womail 



101 HISTOiir OF CANDiA. 

bf courage, and, it is said, used to go for the cow ill 
tlie woods, where she frequently saw bears prowUng 
about. At sucli times, she held on to the tail of the 
cow and came home Avith good speed. This was quite 
a novel and original method bf getting along. There 
is a bear skin tanned with the hair on, now in the house 
\vith a couple of bullet holes through it, which was worn 
hj some surly fellow, probably too fond of nice green 
corn and vegetables from the garden, to have a pru^ 
dent regard for his own safety. Mr. Smith used to set 
guns for these intruders, and at one time came near 
losing his own life, and disabled two of his fingers by 
accidentally discharging one of them. 

There is a storj', said to have been told by Mr. 
Sniith, in regard to the raising of Mr. Turner's barn, 
"Where and on which occasion it appears that new rum, 
afterward so plenty, Avas very scarce. The builder was 
able to furnish only about a pint, and the workmen had 
recourse to the very ingenious expedient of dipping in 
and then sucking it from their fingers, whereupon, one 
m.an having a rag on his finger, and not being used 
to hard drinking, got quite drunk. 

Mr. Benjamin Smith died at the advanced age of 
99 years. 

SMITH, OLIVER. 

In 17T1, three brothers, Oliver, Biley and Jonathan, 
moved into the neighborhood of Mr. Obed Hall. Oli- 



NOTICES OF EARLY FAMILIES. 105 

ver brought the first framed house into to:^'n. It was 
set up on the farm now owned by Mr. Alfred French. 
Mrs. Judith Smith, daughter-in-law of Oliver, now lives 
at the old place, retaining most of her faculties to a 
remarkable degree, for so old a lady. There is pre- 
served the powder horn carried at Bunker Hill, hold- 
ing more than a pound, which, says Mrs. Judith, " I 
heard him say he fired all away in one battle." 

Biley Smith was also out in the war. He had a 
good deal of military spirit, and is said to have been 
quite anxious to enlist in 1812, although more than the 
allotted period of life had passed over his whitening 
locks. 



The anecdotes related in connection with these no- 
tices, are preserved on account of no intrinsic worth, 
and it is not imagined that they will possess any 
very great interest, unless it be to those immediately 
concerned. Each family has its own store, however 
meagre, of " household words," and the most trivial 
incident derives its value, to them, fron; the fact that 
its simple story came from loved and honored lips of 
sire or mpt)ier, long since sleeping in t}ip dust. 
14 " ' 



iOG HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

It is a matter of regret that the iuformatiou in 
regard to many of the earlj settlers is not more full 
and satisfactory in its nature. The time in which this 
information was obtained, the impossibility of submit- 
ting it in form of manuscript, or proof, to those from 
whom it came, must be a sufficient Qxcuse for any 
errors which may be detected. 



GENERAL NOTICES 



MINISTERS. 

Bavid JiAVETT graduated at Harvard in 1769. He 
was settled in 1771, and dismissed in 1780, after which 
he removed to Witithrop, Me., where he died in 1788^ 
■aged 34. 

Joseph Prince was a native of Boston, Mass., born 
in 1723. He was not settled, being prevented from 
discharging many of the more active duties of a pas^ 
tor by blindness, but was [hired for a term of seven 
years. He died January 15, 1791, and his mortal 
remains are entombed in the same vault with those of 
Whitfield, in Newburyport. His immediate descendants 
were for some time inhabitants of this town, but are 
now in Boston and other places, with the exception of 
Sarah, a grand-daughter, who married Capt. Jesse Ea- 
ton. 

Jesse Remington graduated at Harvard, in 1784, 



108 iliSTORY OF CAJ^DIAc 

Respecting Avhom we can do no better than to give the 
following extract from a sermon preached on the occa- 
sion of his funeral bj the Rev. Mr. Prentice, of North- 
wood, March 6th, 1815: 

" The Rev. Jesse Remington was born in Abington, 
Mass., in 1760. In early life he had serious impressions. 
A little before he entered College, I think he once told me, 
he became a hopeful subject of renewing grace, which 
gave a new turn to all his views of divine things, and en- 
gaged his heart to the work of the christian ministry. In 
1790 he was ordained to the great work of the gospel min-* 
is try in this place, where he has continued little more than 
twenty-four years. He was indeed an evangelical preach- 
er, sound in the faith, remarkably clear in the doctrines 
of grace, a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, 
holding forth the faithful word. 

He was solemn and impressive in his manner, evidently 
realizing the weight of his own responsibility to his Lord 
and Master. He felt those truths himself which he ex- 
hibited to others. He declared the ^Vhole counsel of God, 
was by no means a man-pleaser . * * * 

In his death, his bereaved family, the church and reli- 
gious society in this place, and at large, have sustained a 
great loss indeed. A loss of his pious instructions, his 
ardent and fervent prayers, should be received as an awful 
frown of heaven." 

He Avas in the 55th year of his age at the time of 
his death, and now sleeps in the church yard surround- 
ed by many members of his flock. Near him are the 



GENERAL NOTICES. 10{) 

remains of a Son, -who was cut off by the untimely 
hand of deathj in the first flush of manhood. 

It is to be hoped that the people, who owe so much 
of their character to the influence of his instructions, 
will erect some more suitable monument over his final 
resting place, to tell those who shall come after, of his 
virtues, although it should by no means be said that 
the tomb stones procured by the people of his charge 
were not, at the time, ample testimonials of their re- 
gard for him. The old stone and inscription should be 
preserved, whatever else be done. 

Abraham Wheeler was born in Holden, Mass., in 
1779^, graduated at Williams College in 1810, was Set- 
tled January 13th, 1819, and dismissed in 1832. He 
has since taken orders and become a preacher of the 
Episcopalian denomination in Grafton, Ohio. 

Charles P. Russell, a native of Greenfield, Mass., 
settled Dec. 25, 1833. He combined in an unusual 
degree the qualities of the scholar and the gentleman j 
and has a lasting place in the affection of many of the 
christian people of Candia. His health interfering with 
the discharge of his pastoral labors, he asked and re- 
ceived a dismission in 1841, and has since resided in 
Washington, D. C. 

William Murdock is a native of West Boylston, 
Mass., born in 1813. He graduated at Amherst Col- 
lege, in 1837, and at the Andover Theological Semi* 



1 



liO History of candIa. 

nary, in 1841, in the December of whicli year he was 
settled. On the closing Sabbath of the past year, h6 
preached his first decennial sermon, and continues to 
dischai'ge his duties as a christian minister to the ac- 
ceptance of his people. 

PHYSICIANS. 

Coffin Moore priacticed in Candia-, from 1760 until 
his death, in 1768. 

Dr. Kelley came about 1770, built a house where 
Dea. Josiah Shannon now lives, practiced eight or ten 
years. 

Samuel Foster studied at Woodstock, Conn., prac* 
ticed in Candia from 1789 to 1812. 

Nathaniel Wheet practiced in town from 1809, 
twenty-four years. More than a passing notice is here 
due to Dr. Wheet, who has now retired from the prac- 
tice of his profession, and is living at Manchester. 

He was a successful and esteemed practitioner, always 
ready to go at the call of suffering and distress, espe- 
cially Avhen there was no prospect of pay. Not only 
for so many years were his services thus valuable as a 
physician, but he was influential in other respects. The 
first great temperance movement, which was the means 
of making Candia one of the most temperate towns in 



GENERAL NOTICES. Ill 

the state, owed much to his untiring eiForts. He had 
an uncommonly fine voice, and a good taste for vocal 
music, and was first induced to come to Candia as a 
teacher of singing. Much of the musical taste for 
which Candia has been famous, was, doubtless, owing 
to the Doctor's influence aud example. He was, at one 
time, President of the New Hampshire State Musical 
Society, which then embraced among its members some 
fine musicians. 

Dr. Wheet is a native of Canaan, N. H., and af- 
ter coming to Candia, married Sally, daughter of Moses 
Fitts, Esq. He studied his profession with Dr. J. B. 
Moore, of Andover, N. H, 

Dr. Shaw practiced from 1807, two years. 

John Brown practiced ong year and died in I8O80 

Dr. Spear practiced from 1808, one year. 

Dr. Kittredge practiced from 1811, one year. 

Dr. Bagley practiced from 1817, seven years, and 
died in 1823. 

Dr. Pillsbury practiced from 1823, three years. 

Isaiah Lane has practiced from 1824 to the pres- 
ent time. 

Samuel Sargent practiced from 1833, seven years. 

Joseph Eastman practiced from 1840, six years. 

Richard H. Page has practiced from 184G to the 
present time. 



112 HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

Franklin Fitts, son of Moses Fitts, Esq., attended 
Medical Lectures at Hanover, having previously read 
with Dr. Isaiah Lane, and Dr. Carter, of Concord. He 
commenced practice in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1835, and 
bade fair to have become eminent in his profession. 
He married Emily, daughter of Jesse Eaton. Scarce 
a twelvemonth passed, when contracting a fever from 
over-exertion in rescuing some sufferers from the effects 
of an inundation, he died. His wife returned to Can- 
dia, and did not long survive his loss. 

Thomas Wheet, a graduate of Jefferson Medical 
College, Philadelphia, commenced practice in Manches- 
jfcer, in 1847., where he holds a worthy rank in his 
profession. 



GRADUATES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. 

We do not know that any one ever received a col- 
legiate education from Candia, prior to 182T, 

David Pillsburt, 1827. Attorney at law, Chester, 
iKF. H.; has been a member of the State Legislature. 

William Henry Duncan, 1830. Attorney at law, 
Hanover, N. H.; member of the State Legislature. 

Moses Hall Fitts, 1831. For some years a very 
successful Teacher, and School Commissioner, in the 
State of New York. Now Postmaster at Lewiston 
Falls, N, Y. 



■GENERAL NOl:iCES. 11^ 

Ephraim Eaton, 1833. Attorney at law, Concord;, 
N. H. 

Jesse Eaton Pillsbury, 1833. Teacher in Buffalo, 
N. Y. 

Richard Emerson Lane, 1841. Died suddenly at 
Lewiston, N. Y., in 1842, -where he had taken charge of 
an Academy. He was much lamented, and at the re- 
cent decennial meeting of the members of his class, it 
came to be known, that his influence Avhile in College 
had been the means of the Conversion of more than 
one of his associates, some of whom are now eminent 
in the ministry. 

Lorenzo Clay, 1843. Attorney at law, Augusta, 
Maine. 

Moses Patten, i850. Teacher in Gloucester, Mass. 



IN COLLEGE. 

John Dolber Emerson, Senior Class. 
Jonathan C. Brown, Senior Class. 
Daniel Dana Patten^ Sophomore Class. 



There will, perhaps, be no impropriety in saying 

that the citizens of Candia, who have left to seek their 

fortunes in other places, have generally been success^ 

ful in their undertakings, and are characteriaed by i 
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114 iriSTTORY OF CASTDIA; 

spirit of intelligent activity and enterprise, alike hon- 
able to themselves and the home of their childhood. 

To Candia is the neighboring city of Manchester in- 
debted for two of her Mayors : Hon. Jacob F. James 
and Hon. Frederick Smyth. 
■^ Hon. Jacob B. Moore, whose talents as a writer are\ 
ctvell known, spent most of his childhood in Candia. / 

William H. Duncan, Esq., of Hanover, holds an hon- 
orable place, as a scholar and attorney, and, were he 
thus inclined, might well look for political preferment. 

Moses H. Fitts, Esq., worthily distinguished for hi^ 
sjeal in the cause of education, has not wanted, in the 
state of New York, flattering testimonials of his mer- 
its, at the hands of the people and government. 

Henry Eaton Moore had achieved, at his early deathy 
a reputation as a musician and composer. 

E. K. Eaton, of Boston, holds a high station among 
American composers of military music, and as such 
has received the approval of the first musicians in the 
country. 

Hundreds there are, no doubt, steadily pursuing their 
avocations, good citizens wherever they are, sons and 
daughters, of whose prosperity and happiness Candia 
yfill always rejoice to hear. 



A WALK ABOUT TOWN. 



Many a day and many a year, perhaps, has passed 
since you, who in some distant region turn the leaves 
of this book, by chance brought to your door, like 

"The adventurous boy that asks his little share, 
And hies from home with many a gossip's prayer," 

left the rugged boundaries of your native town to re- 
turn no more. 

A score of winters' snows and summers' suns have 
frozen and warmed the hills and valleys of the old-time 
Charmingfare since you were there. 

Time does not always efface the memory of one's 
native soil, and I make no doubt that some of all the 
thousand pleasant fancies of your childhood still linger 
among the unforgotten things of yore. At all events, 
if you are blessed with patient disposition, and can get 
on with me in a somewhat tedious, it may be, but well 
intentioned chapter, why, then, townsman of niine^ 



116 HISTORY OP CANDtA. 

lend me your ears, or walk with me, I care not which 5^ 
so we but get well on together. 

You may somewhat marvel at my taste, but let me 
take you to the low and almost buried pond, called 
Kinicum. It is the only thing, so far as I know, this 
and the surrounding swamp, which has an original In- 
dian name. And this sad type of the ancient owners 
of the soil is fast disappearing. ' T is a slow and toil- 
some process, this penetrating the swamp, but brushing 
aside the rough spruce twigs, and crowding through 
the brakes, over whose tops one can hardly see, ever 
and anon falling into a hole in this place, productive 
of staging poles from time immemorial, — at length ap- 
pears the pond, its black waters now reduced to the 
circumference of a few rods, while on the tough and 
elastic lichen slowly overgrowing it, you can approach 
nearly to the water's edge. As one steps here and 
there among the fox-gloves, sinking and rising with the 
fibrous soil, if soil it may be called, a pool, dark and 
deep enough to have engulfed a rebellious tribe, seems 
below. The dense and sombre vegetation of the swamp 
meets above your head ; bright red and poisonous ber- 
ries cluster around. The tall huckleberry peers up 
among the brakes, and perchance an owl sits wink- 
ing and Winking at you, from some day retreat. 
Here are always sohtude, shade and silence at noon- 
day, unless broken by some adventurous rambler like 
ourselves. There are na merry birds to enliven us with 



A WALK ABOUT TOWN. IIT 

»ongs. They are mostly of the solitary kind, who take 
refuge here. "Yon moping owl" has surely no music 
in his composition. 

The pond appears once to have been of large cir- 
cumference, but when, or how long it has been in 
growing over, no one can tell. As we tug and push, 
on our way out, we may startle from his cover an 
awkward hopping rabbit, or a partridge suddenly flies 
in air, and the startled jay calls and screams from the 
tree tops. 

Having got out and walked through several pastures 
and fields, we hit on an unfinished road, or rangeway. 
It is overgrown with grass and encumbered with stones 
so as not to be passable for pleasure carriages, but is 
nevertheless a good place to walk. To our right, as 
we go on, is the railroad track, through Brown's cran- 
berry meadow, connecting the seaport of New Hamp- 
shire with its Capital. A railroad, you ask, in Can- 
dia, which enjoyed a stage coach and mail once a 
week ? so respectable, quiet and dozy a place, be 
visited by railroads ? Most certainly ; what else can 
one expect when a city has come and settled down 
not a dozen miles from us. While you are growing 
old, and, it may be, rheumatic, Charmingfare grows 
young and lends a hand to the progress of the age. 

True, there were some who were loth to see the 
beauty of their ancient possessions spoiled, and their fine 
farms cut into unseemly triangles, by this utilitarian 



118 HISTORY OP GANDIA. 

monster. But the public weal cannot always stop to 
consult private notions, and the owners of the soil may 
one day be agreeably surprised to find its value in- 
crease with the spoiling of its beauty. 

We go on by an old cellar, where once lived Na- 
thaniel Wormwood, an early inhabitant of the towi>, 
and the first settler on this road. We are now in a 
witching locality where an old lady lived, who enjoy- 
ed the reputation of dealing in the black art, and to 
whose magic spells many a mischance among the neigh- 
bors was attributed. Loads of hay were marvellously 
upset on level ground, churns and cheeses innumerable 
are said to have borne witness to her power. Some 
honest farmer, who had incurred her dipleasure, beheld, 
to his dismay, his revolving wheels part company with 
his wagon, or saw the sufferings of a favorite cow, all 
no doubt owing to the subtle influence of magic. Eve- 
ry town has had its witch, and Charmingfare can, by 
no means, be supposed to have escaped these ancient 
favors. 

One wonder-loving negro, who sometimes was hired 
by various farmers in the neighborhood, as a day 'la- 
borer, is said, on his own authority, to have seen no 
less a personage than the Evil One himself. Be this 
as it may, the spirits that our colored friend evoked, 
from the vasty bottom of his quart measure, inclined 
him, at particular times, to narrate the event with great 
minuteness and apparent belief. 



A WALK ABOUT TOWN. 119 

In another part of the town, was an old gentle- 
man of rubicund visage and jovial temperament, who 
came in earlj times from some of the eastern seaport 
places. One evening when the clouds hung in thick 
masses in the sky, and a sudden gust of wind 
now and then shook his house to its foundations, 
^' suddenly there came a tapping " at our friend'^ 
door, on going to which, he saw, standing on the step, 
a tall and swarthy individual. The old gentleman ob- 
served that his eyes were like coals of fire. Half 
suspecting who his visitor was, he asked him in, and 
with an extreme sense of propriety, invited him to 
drink. A mug of flip, hissing hot, slipped down his 
throat, as though he was used to it, and he left seem- 
ingly in a high state of satisfaction. There is said 
to have been a strong smell of brimstone about the 
premises for some time after. Of course the reader 
inust judge how much of this story is true, and how 
much owing to the excited imagination of the worthy 
old gentleman, who took a drop now and then. 

The enchantments of other generations are passing 
away, and although some very respectable and good 
old people do now carry witch-wood in their pockets, 
Or avail themselves of the never failing protection of 
a horse shoe, ^fet these practices are, by no means, 
common. True it is, that the " mediums " and other 
modern notions bring to mind the diablerie of old Sa^ 
km, when ottr fathers were so sorely tried ; but they 



120 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

do n'fc go for much except as a means of speculation 
in money matters. 

In the olden time when ail the world believed in 
witches, ghosts and enchanted castles, the inhabitants 
of frontier settlements, it seems to me, were just the 
people to indulge such fancies. 

There were wild haunts from which the elves and 
fairies had never been driven. When Night threw its 
dark shadow over the great wood, and the wind sighed 
mournfullj through its many branches, the most untu- 
tored imagination found little difficulty in peopling it 
with unheard of forms. Giants stalked among the grim, 
huge bodies of the oaks. Jack o' lanterns hurried away 
among the treacherous swamps, and withered old crones 
charged in battallions through the tops of the pines, 
on those never failing servitors, the broomsticks. Many 
a one-eyed, prowling cat has had numerous misdeeds 
laid ^t its door, and inspired more terror than would 
the monarch of the forest. In good faith, we have 
little reason to laugh at these notions of our ancestors. 
We have lost their fear of witches, and, it may be, 
their reverence for many better things. 

Let us go on, and in time of year when Charming^ 
fare looks best, when dame Nature jauntily displaying 
her green mantle, bedecked with the |;olden dandelion 
and the modest violet, ' t is no unpleasant place in which 
to walk. 

The gentle slopes cosily spreading out to the morn 



A WALK ABOUT TOWN. 121 

ing sun, invite us to linger. We cross the fields, the 
meadows, the brooks and the flowing mill streams, which 
under an Itahan skj would have been called rivers and 
rendered sacred bj countless legends. Anon rough 
granite boulders and countless pieces of sparkling mica 
meet the eye. Here sharp and bristling little hemlocks 
skirt the hill sides, or sturdy beeches are putting forth 
their tender acid leaves, while in the distant meadows 
the elm waves its graceful limbs. Yonder awkward 
bird of the marshes, slowly working his way southward 
through the air, is an ill-favored specimen of the heron 
tribe, sometimes yclept stake-driver. 

We are now approaching " Fiddlers' Green," on the 
eastern extremity of the town, whose dwellers are bor- 
der men, and whose limits have been the scene of many 
a hard fought battle in the mad militia days of yore, ere 
the glory was shorn from the brows of Mars or univer- 
sal sanction taken from the potent cask. It was in 
such a time that the keeper of a diminutive hostelrie, 
a man in size somewhat the smallest, was called to his 
door before the dawn of day one muster morn, seized 
by a stout trooper not unknown in Charmingfare, and 
carried full three miles across the saddle-bow, all thinly 
clad as he was, at a furious pace, and then dropped, 
to pick his way home, over the sharp stones, as best 
he might. 

Peace to thy bones, Jeremy, thou whilom the butt 
for cruel jokes, and caterer for dry stomachs, thy cabin 
16 



12^ HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

in the Burrough would hardly withstand a charge oi' 
horse now-a-days, as when they galloped over thy 
fences and incontinently demolished pig-pen and carrot 
bed. 

The best place one can find hereabouts for sight- 
seeing, is Patten's hill. It costs no trouble to get to 
the top of it, for we are already on it. Before us lies 
the Green ; around among the hundred hills, that rise 
between us and the horizon, are nestled many towns 
and villages. One could stand here for hours and gaze 
on the inimitable display. The pretty ponds, the sol - 
tary winding road, and even the moss-covered stone 
wall at our feet, each contributes a share of beauty to 
the scene. 

The top of that cabin or shanty, which you can just 
discern, tells that soon the silence of the groves will 
be broken by the shrill scream of the steam horse, and 
that these rough hills give no check to the builders 
of railroads. 

The Green, — -does it not bring to your mind dim 
notions of Gretna and its renowned blacksmith, of run- 
away matches, of joyous country dances, and merry 
May-days ? Alas ! with all its beauty of appearance 
'neath this morning sun and clear sky, it would be 
hazardous to attempt to throw over it the veil of ro- 
mance, and so we will even leave it and walk on. We 
climb the wall, and the road soon brings us into the 
yicinity of the first settlement in town. A hundred 



A WALK ABOUT TOWR. l^S 

.years ^nd eight have passed away since this old cellar 
was scooped out of the earth. The owner of this place^ 
I dare say, would rather lose the coat from his back 
than these old foundation walls from his farm. If there 
was more of such reverence for the rehcs of olden 
time, Charmingfare would never need go begging for 
materials to fill a history — a history of common every 
day Hfe, such as one sees in his neighbors, such as one 
wishes to know about his fathers. 

We find as we go on in this vicinity that the ground 
is ledgy in places, and broad strips of stone peer out 
on the surface. We go down the hill, cross the mill- 
stream, and up the next height, and soon come upon a 
fine view of the Kttle church and neatly painted houses 
of the village ; of Deerfield South Road, and its three 
places of worship, with the old and first built church 
lifting up its weather-beaten walls like an ancient cas- 
tle. Sometimes I have seen that old house, when some 
dense and heavy thunder cloud seemed to Hft, with its 
fantastic mists, the hills behind it into very Alps for 
size, suddenly loom up Hke a thing enchanted. 

Eastward the scene is bounded by the abrupt and 
circular eminences, Saddleback and Tuckaway ; around 
whose bases are heard in quiet summer days subterra* 
nean thunders, not unlike those rolhng sounds, which 
awakened Rip Van Winkle among the crew of Hen- 
drick Hudson, in the heights of the Donderberg, to 
the great fear and perplexity of divers good people*, 



l24 HISTORY OS' CANl)iA. 

lest their places become like Pompeii and ttercuIaneuiOj 
monuments to be unearthed in some future age. West- 
ward, toward the region of the grand Monadnock, whose 
hoary head is visible in some clear days, our vision is 
lost among th6 hills, some bearing in a few scattered 
fields the marks Of human toil, others in the wild ma- 
jesty of rock and forest. 

At the next corner, we turn our backs to the setting 
sun. The road we are on runs through the town in a 
direction a little south of east. We soon turn to the 
left ; alternately, on the one side and the other, fields^ 
pasture land, rocky steeps grown with shrubs and trees, 
meet the view. 

Now we see a small, round, gravel hill ; then catch 
a glimpse of water and a roof or two, and a thriving 
and busy little village rushes out upon you. The 
clear stream, pouring from the mill-courses, over its 
pebbly bed through the rich verdure below, hurries 
and fidgets along with an air of great importance, 
while the noise of hammers, the whizzing of saws, and 
the hum of the grist-mill give quite a thriving appear- 
ance to the place. What unlucky utihtarian ever chris- 
tened it Slab Island, I know not ; although such a name 
may, perhaps, indicate the industrial pursuits of its in- 
habitants, a prettier one would do quite as well. A 
little way from this, on the left of the road as you 
go towards Raymond, is a small wood-crowned eminenccj 
of no great height, bvrt with masses of granite rising 



A WALK ABOUT TOWN. 1^5 

Irom its sides and near its top, like the palisades of 
the Hudson, or the walls of some ruined castle. A 
few steps beyond, on the right, is a small burial place. 

Let us now " wheel to the right about," and, pass- 
ing again the grist-mLll, walk toward the " Village." 
In a tangled thicket by the road side, swollen and im- 
portant with the spring rains, like some little man elate 
with the pride of station, a turbulent and roaring 
brook hurries along. We soon espy a sheep cote, a 
school house, and a post guide, each of no small im- 
portance in its place. Every thing here has a quiet 
and secluded aspect, all around are little wood or rock 
Covered hills, with green shady dells and glens, with 
cow and then a farm house or cottage. The scenery 
for a mile or two is pretty much of the same char- 
acter, and we soon come in sight of the village from 
the northeast, with an occasional glimpse of the meet- 
ing house cupola on the hill, about which we have 
made a sweep of nearly ten miles. Quite a walk for a 
Yankee, who never goes on foot if he can ride, but just 
a fair morning's excursion for an English tnan or wo- 
man, so do n't complain of being tired ; at this loiter- 
ing rate, we shall hardly get round by night. 

Ahead of us is a long low belt of swampy landj 
which drainage aud cultivation will some day convert 
into fine meadows and green fields. There the north 
branch of the Lamprey winds its dark and crooked 
folds along, covered with weeds and lilly pads. From 



i2C HISTORY OF CANDIAi 

the brow of this hill, we walk on into what seems lik^ 
the bed of an ancient stream, whose giant banks stretch 
far and wide on either hand. The road is narrow and 
fringed with alders, and it is but a few rods to the 
little bridge over the branch of the Lamprey. We 
keep on up to the Walnut Hill, where if it were in 
the Fall of the year, one might see plenty of walnuts 
half hidden in the splendid green foliage of the tree, 
which is one of the prettiest ornaments of an Ameri- 
can forest. The nuts, when gathered and dried, are 
very sweet, and are brought from the garret in the 
long winter evenings. Both walnuts and jokes are crack- 
ed by huge roaring fires, and swallowed together at the 
risk of choking the merry partakers. 

I once remember to have heard some account of a le- 
gend about buried treasure . concealed near this hill, but 
all I could learn only served to excite my curiosity. 
The veraci'^"S old lady who heard it related, some forty 
years ago, in the days when stories were stories, and 
great fire-places, with whole loads of wood in them, 
opened one's heart to the behef of any thing marvel- 
ous, can only tell that there was money found, and 
strange men concerned in the business. This much is 
sure, that some men by digging about that hill and 
its vicinity, have found money, and do continue to 
find it unto this day. 

Look down here through the trees into the valley 
&f the Lamprey branch. This is as nice a summef 



A WALK ABOUT TOWN. 127 

retreat as one would wish. It is said that long time 
ago, the valiant artillery company, which had a gun 
and gun-house near the meeting-house, with " 17th Reg. 
N. H. Militia," inscribed on a semicircular board 
over the door, once marched up the hill, very much as 
the king of France marched up another hill. Before 
marching down again, however, the worthy captain, full 
of courage, charged the brass four pounder with a wood- 
en plug, and began a bombardment of the parade ground 
they had left. Fortunately nobody's brains were knocked 
out by the hair-brained experiment, and the block was 
never heard from again. 

Yonder is the school house, where many a rising 
genius has made his or her debut at teaching. Who 
knows but you, now mayhap surrounded by children of 
your own, with a grey hair now and then starting out 
among its darker fellows on your head, who knows, I 
say, but you once " kept school" on Walnut Hill, and 
" boarded round." How your knees smote together, as 
you thought of the examination, your first, perhaps, when 
the doctor and the minister, dignitaries of the town, sat 
in awful state, in the desk, and some half dozen fathers 
and mothers came in to witness the astonishing per- 
formances of their children, with a sprinkling, perhaps, 
of teachers from other districts to see that they were 
not beaten. What a shout was there when school was 
done and the rewards of merit duly distributed ! Char- 
mingfare was always rather proud of its schools, and 



J 28 HISTORY OF CANDIA. 

no doubt with reason ; few towns in the vicinity could 
boast of better. As the eye from this hill follows the 
road westward, another and a higher meets the view ; 
though the ascent be somewhat toilsome, we will even 
try it. There are good farmers along the way, who 
turn out great oxen and sleek horses — strong hard- 
working men, who live well and tell good stories. 

This is the vicinity of the first settlement in this 
section of Charmingfare. Not far ahead is another 
school house, and a post guide, for the school house, 
mind you, is geometrically situated on a triangular 
point of land bounded by two roads. If we take the 
one leading to the right, it will take us where all the 
thunder storms came from when you and I went to 
the summer school, down at No. Two, say twenty years 
ago. Then turning left through a cowyard, for the 
romance of the thing, we get up in a very puffy an(J 
exhausted state, to the top of what they call Hall's 
Mountain, once known as Beech Hill. It is said to 
be the highest ridge of land between the Merrimack 
River and the ocean. Be this as it may, we can dis- 
cern the snowy summits of the White Mountains, hke 
clouds of silver against the clear sky, while the golden, 
and flashing waves of the Atlantic gleam along the hor- 
izon, eastward, like the burnished spears of an advan- 
cing host. Around, for many miles, are nestled the 
snug villages and quiet towns of old Rockingham. At 
a distance on her river banks, is the Capital of our 



A WALK ABOUT TOWN. 129 

Yankee Switzerland, fairy like in the blush of the set 
ting sun, while in almost every direction, a church spire 
rears its form. With a tolerably good glass, one may 
watch the chance of invasion from Gosport, or spy out 
the clippers and smacks from the Isle of Shoals, with, 
perhaps, especially if aided by a good imagination, a 
glimpse of the bristles on the back of Hog Island. 

Around, at our feet, as it were, are farms, irregy- 
larly shaped pieces of woodland, small streams, and some 
pretty ponds ; that, for instance, which you can see 
over your right shoulder, is Sawyer's pond. There are 
many strips of meadow, covered with waving grass. 
It is said that people used to come a great distance, 
to get this coarse hay, which they stacked and remov- 
ed in the winter on sleds. Deer were sometimes found 
purloining the hay, which no doubt rightfully belonged 
to them. 

While sitting here on this ledge, kicking about with 
careless feet the little pieces of crystal, or shying 
stones down into the tree tops below us, our lengthen- 
ing shadows warn us that twiUght approaches. We 
hear the tinkling of distant sheep bells, the cow boys 
whistling hasten along the winding path, driving their 
cattle faster than they would, if under the farmer's eye. 
That dog, away to the left, seems certainly to have 
treed a squirrel ; the frogs are singing, and we shall 
have little time to talk, ere the dew begins to fall. 

Not many years since, and the whole scene before 
17 



130 HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

US was one dense forest. Just over there, where we 
passed, on the right, a large square house, with a flock 
of fat geese near the wall, there was a house and small 
clearing nigh a hundred years ago, with no neighbors 
until you get down a mile or so, where among the 
woods and the hills was another house. A brisk little 
brook ran by it and an acre or two of land was clear- 
ed. There lived Deacon Burpee, who had been a ran- 
ger in the French War, while the former location was 
settled by Mr. Obed Hall. 

One morning very early, when the Deacon's eldest 
son Avas going out to fodder the cattle, he thought he 
heard a voice crying for help. Listening a moment, 
he became convinced that it was Mrs. Hall. Calling 
his father, the two, with dog and gun, hurried away, 
to ascertain the cause of trouble. As they came to 
a cross path, Mr. Jethro Hill and Mr. Sherburne Rowe, 
then living on High Street, joined them. They, it seems, 
had heard the alarm, and were on their way to give 
assistance. As the four men, breathless from their ex- 
ertions, neared the house, they beheld Mrs. Hall stand- 
ing in the door, calHng loudly for help, while an old 
bear and two cubs were trampling down and destroy- 
ing the corn. Mr. Hall was away from home. They 
soon drove out the troublesome animals, and one of 
the cubs, being an unwieldly traveler, fell behind, and 
was attacked by the dogs. Mr. Jethro Hill, " who was 
pretty ambitious," and a n^ighty hunter, ran up and 



A Walk about Down. i3i 

got upon his back ; then laying hold on the ears, he 
directed them to call off the dogs. It was no sooner 
done than bruin, not having been trained a la Van- 
Amburgh, brushed off the hands, with his fore paws^ 
and scrambled into the bushes, leaving his rider on the 
ground, whose comrades were altogether too much ex- 
hausted -with laughter to afford any help. 

The twilight deepens as we rise to descend the moun- 
tain's side ; the distant hills grow indistinct and dim ; 
here and there a star struggles into sight, and it is 
fairly evening. It is said that some fifty years ago, 
the people on this road, a mile below where we now 
are, were one day seriously frightened, by the appari- 
tion of a strangely constructed vehicle rumbling along 
the road. The geese flew screaming to the wood, the 
dogs were in a storm, the hens, startled by a gruff 
note of warning from their leader, ran for hfe ; and all, 
dear reader, was caused by the advent of a modern 
(to them) invention. Some gallant swain from the towns 
below had come up in a chaise to see his lady love, 
and that " was the first chaise ever seen in these 
parts." 

As we lag wearily along, let us summon to our aid 
imagination, and, flying over bog and ditch, stump and 
stone, where many a Jack-o'-lantern has been before us, 
alight down on the turnpike, at the head of High Street. 
There have been some changes on this road since the 
first settlers came. How strangely would one, could he 



132 HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

awaken from his sleep of half a century, walk down the 
way, no welcome and well known door to receive him. 
The boys he left are now stout men ; the stout men 
he remembers are palsied with age, or no more seen 
among their fellows. In the place of one or two log 
cabins, or small framed houses, built a century ago, many 
a neat building meets his eye. Moss has overgrown a 
few roofs, some orchards are going to decay, and new 
ones taking their places. 

Once, when the fields we may see before us were 
hardly cleared, a couple of worthies were overseeing the 
operation of a coal-pit ; scarcely had night come over them, 
when the melancholy howl of the wolf struck on their 
ears, as they sat in the camp ; soon a pack of the 
creatures surrounded them. One of the men, expect- 
ing momentarily to be devoured, fell to praying, while 
the other, equally terrified but less devout, began swear- 
ing. The singular trio of men and beasts was kept up 
until the day drove the wolves to their dens ; whereupon 
the swearing man was thrown into a state of great 
perplexity not knowing whether he should ascribe his 
safety to his own exertions or those of his companion. 



We stand upon the hill where once the spire of the 
old meeting house pointed up to heaven. There is 
hardly a more beautiful landscape than that which 
stretches away south and east. The Massabesicj like a 



A Walk about town. 13^ 

mirror, hangs before us, amid its surrounding hills and 
forests, in the bosom of the old West Parish. There, 
too, the Devil's Den rears its bristly back, -while west- 
ward rise the Uncannoonucs, the New Boston hills, and 
where sky and earth bend into one, the eye can just 
discern, eastward, in the fairest of days, Wachusetb 
and the hoary head of Mount Tom. Over the left 
shoulder, as we stand, are the Saddleback and Tucka- 
way hills, from whose bases, the scene, for two-thirds 
the circle of the horizon, seems a heaving ocean, rol- 
ling away from us on some far distant shore. 

Not far from where we stand, '* low roofed and red," 
was the old school house. There, you and I, mayhap, 
made the grand entrance, with all the solemnities of 
birch and ferule, into the mysteries of learning. There 
we together tugged through the blue covered spelhng 
book, blundered upon the English Reader, and had 
fearful struggles with that remorseless bluebeard, Lind- 
ley Murray. There we got lost in a wilderness of 
fractions, armed with no better weapons than quill 
pop-guns. There, in the summer days, were the yel- 
low butterflies on the thistle blows, and there were 
blows we sometimes caught, on which the birds and 
butterflies never came. There were commercial trans- 
actions, when we exchanged the products of neighbor- 
ing orchards for a due amount of flogging. There were 
immense maritime excursions, to sundry islands in the 
frog-pond, and numberless stars evolved through un*- 



134 HiSTORir of candIa. 

lucky heads, from its frozen surface in winter. There, of 
old, met the Battle Axe Club, renowned in the annals 
of temperance. There were debating societies, the high 
schools, and the singing schools. There, on the quiet 
Sabbath afternoon met those who seemed to us old men, 
to hold prayer meetings, when we heard words of ad- 
monition and advice, which, perhaps, might have been 
better followed by all of us. All is gone now. 

" Mute is the bell that rang at peep of dawn, 
Quickening my truant feet across the lawn ; 
Unheard the shout that rent the noontide air, 
When the slow dial gave a pause to care. 
Up springs, at every step, to claim a tear. 
Some little friendship formed and cherished here ; 
And not the slightest leaf, but trembling teems 
With golden visions, and romantic dreams ! " 

School house and scholars, all scattered to the end^ 
of the earth. In the West, in the sunny South, on the 
golden shores of California, on the ocean's wave, in 
the cities by the seaboard, under the green turf in the 
near church yard, or in their last resting place by some 
far lake or river, many leagues from home and the 
scenes of youth, are they. 

God grant you, reader, pleasant memories of the 
past, and golden hopes for the future. We must stop 
this chapter, dedicated with sincere good will to thoscj 
once citizens of Charmingfare, who have wandered to 
other places and found other homes. 



APPENDIX 



APPENDIX. 



TOPOGRAPHY.— CENSUS STATISTICS. 

Candia is situated in longitude 6° 20' East from Washington; 
latitude 43° 8'. It is in form nearly a parallelogram, the southern 
bpundary line 6 miles 223 rods in length, running North 65° 10' West; 
its eastern, 4 miles 122 rods, South 31° 45' West; bounded North by 
Deerfield, South by Chester, 1 mile 118 rods, and Auburn, 5 miles 105 
rods, East by Raymond, and West by Hooksett. 

It is 18 miles southeast from Concord, about 35 miles west from 
Portsmouth, and }0 miles northeast frpm the city pf Manchester, 
The soil is hard of cultivation, the land rough an4 uneven, The 
town was laid out in squares, and many of the rqads intersect eacl> 
pther at right angles. The thoroughfares are convenient and gen- 
erally kept in good repair. The Portsmouth and Concord Railroad 
runs through the town in a direction varying not much from East to 
West, affording rapid communication with the seaboard on the one 
hand, and the Capital on the pther. In the westerly part pf the town 
is a ridge of land, one elevation of which is called Jlall's Mountain. 
This is said to be the highest point of land between Merrimack river 
and the ocean. Near this ridge two branches of thp Lamprey rivp).' 
take their rise, and supply water for a considerable niimbcr of sa->v 
and grain mills, besides carrying other machinery. There are 11 mills 
driven by water for the iijanufactpre of various articles from wopd ; 4 
grain mills ; 1 tanning and currying establishment ; 4 stores. 

The town is divided intp 14 school districts, in most of which a 
school is supported during half the year. For many years past there 
has also been kept, near the center of the town, a high, or select 
school, during three months in the Fall, with an average attendance of 
fifty scholars, with but one or two exceptions all residents in town, 
y^here the preparatory studies of a college course can be pursued. 

18 



138 HISTORY OP CANDIA. 

Tlicrc is a circulating library containing about four hundred vol- 
umes, the owners of which were incorporated in 1824 by the name of 
of the " Candia Literary Library Association. ' 

The population, at different times, was, in 1767, 363; in 1775, 744; 
1790,1040; 1800,1186; 1810,1290; 1820,1273; 1830,1362; 1840, 
1430; 1850, 1486. 

From notes found in tlie Secretary's office at Concord, it seems that 
in 1767, four years after the incorporation, there were 27 unmarried 
men between the ages of 16 and 60 ; 68 married men ; 99 boys under 
15 ; 100 unmarried females ; 68 married females, and 1 ^yido^v. 

By the census of 1840, it appears that there wei'e produced 6,220 
bushels of corn, 20,320 bushels of potatoes, 2,175 tuns of hay, 2,287 
lbs. of wool. In 1850, the value of manufactured articles, consisting of 
shoes, hats, wagons, saw frames, bedsteads, &c., was estimated at 
$66,170, hay 2,100 tuns, potatoes 11,500 bushels, bttter 25,175 lbs., 
cheese 15,000 lbs. There were 149 farms producing to the value of 
$100 a year, and over; 454 cows, 149 yoke of oxen, 142 hqrscs. Val- 
uation of estate, real and personal, 8^425,965. 

The name of Candia is said to have been given by Gpv. Benning 
Wcntworth, who was once a prisoner on the Island of Candia, in tlie 
Mediterranean. Moore's and Hayward's Gazetteers both give ih\s as 
tlie origin of the name. Some suppose that the name might have 
been suggested by the narrative of Robert Knox, who was detained 
many years in captivity by the King of Candia in Ceylon, so that he 
learned their language, and gives an interesting account of their man- 
ners and customs. He gravely relates how great a noise the devil 
made in the woods of Candia, and of the frequent opportunities he 
had of hearing him. This was published about the middle of the 17th 
century, and attracted much attention at a time when travelers' stories 
were not so plenty as now. We do not believe, however, that there 
could have been much similarity between the two places, and perhaps 
it may be as well to adopt the first statement in regard to the name. 

About two and a half miles from Dcerfield line, in the northerly 
part of the town, and about the same distance from Raymond line, is 
what is called Candia village. A bi-anch of the Lamprey river, taking 
its rise in Dcerfield Pond, runs through the place, furnishing the mo- 
tive power to a saw and grist mill, as well as various other kinds of 
machinery. There is a church built by the Free- Will Baptist Society, 
in 1846, at which time the old house, erected by Elder Moses Bean, in 
1815, was torn down. The society was incorporated in 1816, as the 
" Union Baptist," there being at that time Baptists of other denomina- 
tions who* chose to unite for the purpose of sustaining preaching. 



Al'i'ENDIX. 



139 



Elder Bean continued to preach nntil 1835, wlicn he Avas succeeded by 
Ekler Manson, who remained four years; Elder Fernakl, from 1839, 
two years ; Atwood, one year ; Davis, one year ; Whitney, two years ; 
Caverno, three years; since 1848, Eklcr Atwood, until 1852. The 
society has, for most of the time, sustained regular preaching. 

Ekler Bean was a man of much enterprise and energy, and was for 
many years, of note in town. Two of his sous are extensive mer- 
chants in New-York, and his daughter the accomplished instructress 
of the "Broadway Seminary," in that city. 

There are in the village two stores, a blacksmith's shop, and quite a 
collection of houses, which, wlien seen from the adjacent hills, have a 
picturesque appearance. 

Farther down, on the same branch, is another and smaller collection 
of dwellings, known as the " Island." Here is a saw mill, grain mill, 
and various kinds of machinery. As may be seen in the notices of 
families, the Island was first settled in 1755, by David Bean, and has 
been a thriving settlement ever since. 

At the annual town meeting, held March 10, 1852, it was voted that 
a map of Candia be procured by the town clerk, and a survey be made 
for tliat purpose, if necessary, for the use of this history. 

Thanks are due to H. M. Eaton, Esq., Col. R. E. Patten, Mr. Aus- 
tin Cass, and Mr. Thomas Lang, Jr., for their assistance and encour- 
agement in this and other parts of this work. 

As the town has ever been more than commonly interested in the 
subject of education, a few extracts from the records may nof be un- 
profitable, to give an idea of what the fathers thought it necessary 
to do. 

Names of School Teachers, and money paid thc«i for services : 

1. s. <1. 



40 00 



1764. 
Doct. Moore, 

1765. 
Daniel Rowe, 
Mrs. Zach. Clifford, 

176G. 
Master Ilazelton, 
Isaac Clifford's wife, 
Zach. Clifford's wife, 
Mrs. Bowen, 

1767. 
Master Sha-^, so. q. 
Esq. Mooers, cen. q. 
Nath'l Emerson, 
Israel Oilman's wife,n.e.q. 18 

1768. 
Master Hazeltine, s.e.q. 2 18 



9 


3 


6 





16 


6 


2 











17 








12 





1 


6 


9 


3 


15 





5 


i2 





1 


14 


6 



Master Jewett, ccn.q. 
Master Jewett. w q. 
Zach. Clifford's wife, 
Richard Clifford's wife, 

1769. 
Paul Jewett, 
Samuel Buswell, so.q. 
Ezekiel Worthen, 

1770. 
Paul Jewett, w.&c.q. 
Walter Robie, so.q. 
Ezekiel Worthen, 
Elizabeth Smitli, s.e.q. 

1776. 
Lieut. Fitts, 
William Dowlcu, 
Eben Eaton, 



3 


15 


'j 


3 


13 





1 


9 


;j 





19 


6 


4 


4 


3 


3 


10 








13 


10 


7 


9 





2 








1 


19 





1 


18 


6 


7 


5 


5 


8 


19 





2 


6 






140 



HISTORY OF CANDIA. 



The school districts were called quarters. So late as 1791, there 
were ten, and the following sums of money allowed each fOr schooling : 



East quarter, 
South quarter, 
North quarter, 
N. N. East quarter, 
Northwest quarter, 



Center quarter. 


13 


1 





West quarter. 


9 


i 


6 


Southwest quarter. 


8 


6 





Southeast quarter, 


3 


14 





Northeast quarter, 


4 


1 






2 








4 


8 





5 


9 





3 


3 





6 









ASSOCIATION TEST. 



In April, 1776, the Committee of Safety in New-Hampshire, acting 
in accordance with the wishes of the Continental Congress, sent to 
each town a circular, a copy of which is given below : 

Select Men of Candia. 

In Committee of Safety, April 12, 17/6. 
In order to carry the underwritten Resolves of the Hon'ble Conti- 
nental Congress into execution, you are requested to desire all males 
above twenty-one years of age, (lunaticks, idiots and Negroes ex- 
cepted,) 10 sign to the declaration on this paper; and when so done, 
to make return hereof together with the name or names of all who 
shall refuse to sign the same, td the General Assembly or Committee 
of Safety of this Colony. 

M. WE ARE, Chairman. 

In CdNGRESS, March 14th, 1776. 

Resolved, That it be recommended to the several Assemblies, Con- 
ventions, and Councils, or Committees of Safety, of the United Colo- 
nies, immediately to cause all persons td be disarmed within their, 
respective Colonies, who are notoriously disaffected to the cause of 
America, or who have not associated, and refuse to associate, to defend 
by arms, the United Colonies against the hostile attempts of the 
Sritish fleets and armies. 

Extract from the minutes. 
(Copy.) CHARLES THOMPSON, Sec'y. 

In consequence of the above resolution of the Hon. Continental 
Congress, and to show our determination in joining our American 
brethren in defending the lives, liberties, afid properties of the inhabit- 
ants of the United Colonies, 

We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and promise, that 
we will to the utmost of our power, at the risque of our lives and 
fortunes, with arms, oppose the hostile proceedings of the British 
fleets and armies against the United American Colonies. 



William Baker, 
Thomas Dearborn. 
James Eaton, 
Ezekiel Knowles, 
^ath'l Maxfield, 
Thomas Emery, 



John Clay, 
Jonathan Pillsbury, 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
Walter Robie, 
Moses Baker, 
Benjamin Batchelder, 



Samuel Dearborn, 
Enoch Rowel, 
Samuel Mooers, 
Abr'm Fitts, 
Nicholas Smith, 
Enoch Colby, 




"i^^m 



APPENDIX. 



141 



John Lane, 
John Sargent, 
Thomas Patten, 
Henry Clark, 
Zachariah Clifford, 
Benjamin Cass, 
John Colhy, 
William Turner, 
Robert Smart, 
David Bean, 
Obadiah Smith, 
James Miller, 
Benjamin Rowell, 
Natii'l Burpee, 
Jeremiah Burpee, 
Nicholas French, 
Isaiah Eowc, 
Stephen Palmer, 
Nehemiah Brown, 
Samuel Worthen, 
Sewell Brown, 
Stephen Palmer, jun. 
John Prescott, 
Richard Clough, 
Obededom Hall, 
Benjamin Fellows, ' 
Biley Smith, 



Jonathan Smith, 
Joseph Palmer, 
Benjamin Hubbard, 
Elijah True, 
Satnuel Brown, 
Jonathan Brown, 
Aaron Brown, 
Jcthro Hill, 
Sherburne Rowe, 
Joseph Fifield, 
Stephen Fifield. 
Thebphilus Clough, 
Jonathan itills, 
Samuel Morrill, 
William Hills, 
John Cammet, 
Silas Cammet, 
Samuel Clough, 
David Jewett, 
John Carr, 
James Prescott, 
Jonathan Bagley, 
Zebulon Win slow, 
Amos Knowles, 
Jesse Eaton, 
John Sargent, 
Ephraim Eaton, 



Robert Wilson, 
James Varnum, 
Samuel Buswell. 
John Clark, 
Daniel Hall, 
John Hills, 
William Eaton, 
Obadiah Hall, 
Moses Sargent, 
Thomas Anderson, 
Ebenezer Eaton, 
Robert Wason, 
Paul Eaton, 
David Hill, 
Samuel Towle, 
John Robie, 
Simon French, 
Benaiah Colby, 
Daniel Dolber, 
John Moor, 
Hugh Medellan, 
Jonathan Ring, 
Joshua Moore, 
Stephen Clark, 
John Clifford, 
Jonathan Cammet, 
Jacob Bagley. 



The original document, of which the above, with the signatures, is 
a copy, was found among the papers df Nathaniel Emerson, Esq., who 
in 1776, was one of the selectmen. It bears no indications of ever 
having been returned to the Committee of Safety, and no copy can be 
found in the records of the State department. 

No names are set down as having refused to sign, and it probably 
has every name of the required age, then in town. A few months 
before, the whole number of men over sixteen was one hundred, 
and thirty-nine, and twenty-seven were in the army, so that there 
would not have been more than ninety-nine over twenty-one years 
bf age. 



Names of Soldiers who served at various times during the War of In- 
dependence, from Candia, some of which were found on the Town 
Record, and others taken from the Army Rolls : 



"William Anderson, 
David Bagley, 
Jacob Bagley, 
Samuel Bagley, 
Moses Baker, 
Jonathan Bean, 
Nathan Bean, 



Phineas Bean, 
John Batchelder, 
James Bragdon, 
Sewell Brown, 
Nathan Burpee, 
Moses Bursiel, 
Samuel Buswell, 



William Burleigh, 
Michael Blazo, 
Peter Cammet, 
Thomas Capron, 
Benjamin Cass, 
Moses Cass, 
John Caldwell, 



142 



HISTORY OF CANDIA. 



Walter Clay, 
Samuel Clay, 
Henry Clark, 
John Clark, 
John Clark, jun. 
Steplicn Clark, 
Jacob Clifiord, 
John Clirtbrd, 
Theophilus Cloiigh, 
John Colby, 
Enoch Colby, 
Jethro Colby, 
Benjamin Critclict, 
Edward Currier, 
Gideon Currier, 
Joseph Dearborn, 
Samuel Dearborn, 
Thomas Dearborn, 
Moses Dustiu, 
Alexander Eaton, 
Benjamin Eaton, 
Eben Eaton, 
Ebcn Eaton, jun. 
James Eaton, 
Jesse Eaton, 
Jonathan Eaton, 
Paul Eaton, 
William Eaton, 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
Wiggins Evans, 
Abraham Fitts, 
Henry Gotham, 
Israel Griffin, 
Jonathan Green, 



Obadiah Hall, 
Jason Hazard, 
John Hills, 
David Hill, 
Robert Holland, 
Benjamin Iltjbbard 
Parker Hills, 
John Kent, 
Henry Kimball, 
Amos Knowles, 
John Knowles, 
Nehemiali Leavitt, 
Daniel Libbey, 
James Libbey, 
John Loverin, 
Joseph Marston, 
Nathaniel Merrifield, 
AVilliam Miller, 
John Mitchel, 
John Moores, 
Joshua Moore, 
Samuel Mooers, 
Samuel Mooers, jun. 
Peter Mooers, 
Isaac Morse, 
Philip Morse, 
Samuel Morrill, 
John Morrison, 
Jonathan Norris, 
Moses Norris, 
Joseph Palmer, 
Thomas Patten, 
William Patten, 
Jonas Perry, 



Asa Peirce, 
Jonathan Pillsbury, 
John Prescott, 
Ashahel Quimby, 
Eleazer Quitnby, 
Jacob Quimby, 
Enoch Powell, 
Enoch Rowell, jun. 
Isaiah Howe, 
Benjamin Sandborn, 
John Sargent, 
Moses Sargent, 
James Siel, 
Samuel Shannon, 
Biley Smith, 
Ezekiel Smith, 
Oliver Smith, 
John Taylor, 
Antony Towle, 
Benjamin Towle, 
Jeremiah Towle, 
Moses Turner, 
James Varnum, 
John Varnum, 
Thomas Wason, 
Nat Wadley, 
Robert Wilson, 
Thomas Wilson, 
William Wilkins, 
Ebenezer Williams, 
Zebulon Winslow, 
Isaac Worthen. 



[Army Roll, 23d p., vol. 10.] 

A Return of Soldiers in the Continental Army, belonging to the 
Parish of Candia: 



Daniel Libbee, engaged in 1779; 

John Caldwell, 

Michael Poor, " " 

Candia, Eeb'y y" 15, 1782. 

ABRAHAM EITTS, 
NATII'L EMERSON, 
BEN'J CASS, 



John Anderson, engaged in 1779; 
John Lovren, " " 

John Kent, " 1778. 



Selectmen 

of 

Candia. 



[Paje 27.] 

State of ) In Comjuittee of Safety, 

New-Hampshire. J Exeter, May 4th, 1778. 

This Certities, that John Dudley, Esqr., has paid into the Treasury 
three hundred and ninety pounds ten shillings st'ng, in part for four 
Continental Soldiers which were enlisted and returned by Col". Noah 



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143 



Lovewell, (viz.) Ebcnezer Williams, "William Wilkins, Thomas Cnp- 
ron and James Siel, which Soldiers are set to the Parish of Caiulia. 
Colo. Lovewell paid for the hire of the aforesaid men. three hundred 
and ninetv-eiaht pounds. 

Paid by Col'^. Lovewell, 398 

Hec'd of John Dudley, Esq., 390 10 



7 10 

E. THOMPSON, 



Cha'n P. T. 



Col. Hercules Mooncy's Reg. at Rhode Island, 1779. 



Phineas Bean, 
Jo.«eph Marston, 



Candia, 



Erom Col. Webster's Regiment. 



[Army Rolls 


vol. 4, r. 53.] 




Henry Gotham, 


Ezek'l Smith, 


June 19. 


Nat AVadlev, 


Jon a. Norris, 


July 2. 


David Baclev, 


Peter Cammet, 


July 2. 


William Patten, 1782 


Ebenezer Eaton, 




Dan'i Lihhee, 


Moses Norris, 


July 5. 


John Caldwell, 


John Moore, 


July 5. 


John Lovren, 


Benj. Sandborn, 


July 5. 


John Kent, 


Jason Hazard. 


July 8. 



Bounty afterwards deducted from the depreciation, Jan. 1780. 

[Vol. 4, p. 190.] 



Jonathan Green, 


22 


8 


6 


John Mitchel, 


25 


5 


1 


Isaac Morse, 


22 


8 


6 


Ebenezer Williams, 


25 


10 





John Colby, 


18 


4 





William Wilkins, 


3 


16 





Eleazer Quimby, 


20 


8 





James Siel, 


23 





4 


Nehemiah Leavitt, 


6 


17 


14 







— 


— 


John Kent, 


16 


16 







207 


13 


1 



1782, July 3. Gave a certificate to J. Dudley, Esq. 



From a Return of New Levies, joined the Ilampsliire line and muster- 
ed in Camp by Major William Scott, 1780. 

[Retuvacd by Col. Moses Nichols of the 5tli Kcj., Mnrcli lOtli, 1779.] 
A?e 



Benjamin Eaton, 
Sam'l Clay,- 
Sam'l Shannon, 



21 
20 
18 



Candia. 
do. 
do. 



Alex'r Eaton, 
Jno. Eaton, 
Edward Currier, 



18 
17 
19 



Candi 
do. 
do. 



Men Enlisted into Col. Webster's (I7th) Roj 



Jonatlian Green, 
John Colby, 
Isaac IMorse, 
Eleazer Quimby, 
John Taylor. 
Nehemiah Leavitt, 



James Bragdon, 
David Hill. 
John Kent, 
Rob't Holland, 
Jones Perry, 
Asa Pierce, 



, 1778, for three years. 
Henry Kimball, 
John 'Mitchel, 
Eben'r Williams, 
Wm. Wilkins, 
Tho's Cayiron, 
James Siel. 



144 



HISTORY OF CANPIA. 



PAID CANDIA POn BOUNTIES. 

[Army Rolls, p. 5, bouk P.J 

Lexington Alarm. 
Winj^ate's Reg., Canada. 12 men. 
Continentals. 5 men, at 30£. 
Continentals. 5 men. 

(' 4 men. 

i' 4 men. 

Mooney's Reg., R. Island. 2 men 
New Levies, 6 mos. 6 men a 34 10 each. 
Nichals & Bartlett's Reg. 10 men 
Reynold's Reg. 4 men a 18£ eacl 
New Levies, 6 mos. 4 men a 45 10 each 
Continentals. 8 men. 
Stark's Brigade. 21 men. 

£1937 19 3 
In all amounting to 84 men, besides the Lexington volunteers, the 
number of whom is not known. 



Ap'l, 


1775. 








45 18 


July 


1776. 








36 00 


May 


1777. 








150 00 


Feb., 


1778. 


308 


10 





1 


Ap'l 


1778. 


382 


00 





^515 2 3 


May 


1778. 


398 


.00 





) 


ach. 
ach. 


1779. 
1780. 
1780. 
1781. 
1781. 
1782. 
1777. 








19 12 
207 00 
195 00 

72 00 
182 00 
452 7 

63 



CONTINENTAL RATE, 1778, 



BEING THE AMOUNT OF TAXES PAID AT THAT 


TIME. 




From Co 

1. s. 


. John 
d. f. 


ZnTi'B Tax Book.] 


1. 




d. f. 


Lt. Abr'm Fitts, 


4 11 


8 


Charles Sargent, 





14 


9 


Amos Knowles, 


3 8 


7 3 


Wd. David Jewett, 





3 


10 3 


Amos Knowles, jun., 


14 


9 


David Been, 


2 


18 


3 2 


Aaron Brpwn, 


2 14 


6 


David Hills, 





6 


9 i 


Arthur Lebbee, 


1 13 


3 2 


Dean Woodleth, 


2 


6 


3 3 


Abijah Pilsbury, 


3 5 


1 3 


David Hall, Chester, 





1 


11 2 


Alexander Stevens, 


14 


9 


Edward Critchet, 


1 


3 


4 1 


Wd. Annar Robie, 


2 3 


1 


Enoch Colby, 


3 


5 


8 Q 


Wd. Ann Quimby, 


1 


9 3 


Enoch Colby, jun.. 





14 


9 


Wd. Anne Whitcher, 


19 


3 1 


Elisha Towle, 





18 


9 


Wd. Abigail Brown, 


1 15 


1 3 


Ezekiel Knowles, 


2 


1 


1 Q 


Dr. Benj. Page, 


13 


1 1 


Edward Robie, Esq., 





15 


9 2 


Benj. Brown, 


15 


5 3 


Ephraim Eaton, 


3 


4 


6 2 


Benaiah Colby, jun.. 


1 9 





Ebenezer Eaton, 


2 


14 


3 2 


Biley Smith, 


1 


9 3 


Wd. Eliza'th Quimby, 


1 


3 


4 1 


Benj. Towle, 


1 15 


7 3 


Enoch Rowel, 





18 


5 \ 


Benj. Smith, 


2 18 


7 1 


Oilman Dudley, 





6 


8 q 


Lt. Benj. Batchelder, 


1 19 


5 1 


Humphry Hook, 





12 


3 2 


Benj. Rowel, 


2 18 


4 3 


Henry Clark, 


2 


14 


4 3 


Lt. Benj. Cass, 


3 6 


1 


Henry Clark, jun., 





18 


2 


Benj. Fellows, 


1 13 


9 3 


John Sargent, Capt., 


4 


3 


8 1 


Benj. Pike, 


12 


6 


John Wiggens, 


1 


2 


3 q 


Benj. Hubbard, 


2 9 


9 2 


Jacob Sargent, 


1 


19 


9 


Benj. Carr, 


1 13 


9 3 


James Miller, 


3 


9 


4 1 


Benj. Rowe, Esq., 


17 


2 2 


Jacob Bagley, 


3 





3 


Benj. Lang, 


2 4 


3 


Jeremiali Quimby, 


2 


8 


1 3 


Caleb Brown, 


1 15 


10 1 


John Clit!brd, 


1 


2 


9 q 


Caleb Shaw, 


1 2 


5 1 


Jacob Cliflbrd, 


1 


5 


10 Q 


Wd. Cath'ne Cammet 


, 19 


5 3 


Joseph ^pman. 


1 


5 


11 q 



Jeremiah Been, 


1. 

1 


s. 

5 


(1. 
6 


r. 
3 


mix. 

Col. Nalh'l Emerson, 


1, 
3 


19 


145 

d. f. 

9 3 


Eus. Jonath'n Been, 


6 


15 


10 





Dea. Nath'l Burpee, 


2 


12 


11 2 


Joseph Been, 


3 


12 


1 


2 


Nicholas Smith, 


1 


18 


1 1 


Joshua Moore, 


3 


17 


7 


3 


Nicholas French, 


1 


15 


3 


James Libbee, 





15 


4 


3 


Nehemiah Brown, 


14 


6 


8 


Isaac Ecndal, 


1 


15 





2 


Nathaniel IJall, 





4 


5 


Joseph Palmer, 


1 


5 


11 





Nath'l Burpee, jun., 


1 





7 1 


John Eobie, 


3 


2 


3 


2 


Nathan Burpee, 





15 


4 2 


Israel Dolber, 


2 


7 


io 


1 


Obediah Smith, 


3 


11 


3 2 


Jesse Eaton, 


1 


11 


G 


3 


Oliver Smith, 


1 


11 


11 2 


Dea. John Hills, 


2 


10 


4 


3 


Obededom Hall, 


4 


12 


6 


James Eaton, 


1 


11 


6 


3 


Obediah Hall, 








11 2 


Jon. Sargent, jun., 


4 


4 


9 


3 


Paul Eaton, 


2 


19 


10 


John Karr, 


3 


15 


1 


1 


Cap. Phin. Bachelder, 


1 


4 


7 


John Clay, 


4 


5 


1 


2 


Peter Moor, 


2 





11 3 


Lt. Jacob Worthen, 


2 


6 


5 





Paul Jewett, 





7 


4 2 


James McCluer, 


1 


9 


6 





Robert Willson, 


2 


4 


8 


Jonathan Brown, 


3 


5 


1 


3 


Richard Clough, 


1 


11 


1 3 


Jethro Hills, 


3 


6 


4 


2 


Robert Smart, 


1 


6 


9 


Joseph Fyfield, 


4 


11 





3 


Richard ClitTord, 


I 


16 


11 3 


Jonathan Cammet, 


I 


19 


3 





Reuben Been, 


1 


16 


16 2 


Jonathan Hills, 


3 


15 


7 


1 


Robert Wason, 


1 


10 


5 2 


Ens. Jona. Baggley, 


5 


5 


6 


1 


Robert Patten, 





19 


8 


Wd. Jane Moor, 


2 


11 





2 


Dea. Stephen Paliner. 


1 


13 





James Prescott, 


2 


10 


2 


2 


Sam'l Clough, 


2 


2 


3 3 


Jeremiah Burpee, 


1 


3 


8 





Sam'l Brown, 


2 


6 


1 1 


Isaiah Rowe, 


3 


9 


9 





Sherburn RoWe, 


3 


12 


8 3 


Jonathan Woodman, 


3 


4 





1 


Stephen Fyfield, 


3 


9 


4 1 


Jonathan Ring, 


2 


10 





2 


Silas Cammet, 


1 


16 


10 2 


John Prescott, 


1 


2 


5 


1 


Sam'l Morrill, 


2 


13 


7 


Jonathan Pilsbury, 


3 


7 


1 


1 


Lt. Sam'l i3usf/ell. 


2 


6 


11 


John Lane, 


1 


13 


7 


1 


Simon French, 


9 


6 


5 


Jonathan Smith, 


1 


11 


8 





Lt. Sam'l Towle, 


2 


6 


5 


John Cammet, 


1 


6 


10 


1 


Sam'l Dearben, 


2 


11 


1 2 


Jeremiah Towle, 





19 


1 





Sam'l Bagley, 


2 





8 


James Rendalls, 





19 


6 





Stephen Clark, 


1 


2 


5 1 


Joseph Bean, jun.. 


1 


3 


11 


3 


Sam'l Colcord; 


3 


3 


6 1 


James Philbrook, 





6 


5 


2 


Sam'l Mboers, 


4 


9 


6 2 


John Morrison, 


3 


8 


10 





Sam'l Worthen, 


1 


18 


1 I 


John Colby, 


1 


6 


2 


3 


Sam'l Been, 





19 


8 


Isaac Moss, 





5 





1 


Stephen Palmer, 


1 


7 


8 


Jonathan Currier, 





19 


4 


2 


Stephen Marden, 





15 


5 2 


John Clay, jun.. 


1 


6 


4 





Tho's Dearben, 


4 


11 


3 1 


Jonathan Brownrig, 





1 


6 


2 


Tho's Andcrsbn, 


4 


11 


9 2 


Joseph Fitts, 





16 


3 


2 


Tho's Patten, 


5 


7 


11 3 


Moses Baker, Esq., 


.5 


8 


5 


2 


Tho's Wason, 


2 


4 


5 2 


Morris Hobbs, 





G 


10 


2 


Tho's Critchet. 


1 


10 


1 2 


Moses Sargent, 


3 


15 


3 


2 


Tho's Sargent. 


3 


6 


9 2 


Lt. Moses Dusten, 


1 


6 


10 


1 


Tho's Clough, 


3 


8 


5 1 


Moses French, 


1 


10 


8 


3 


Tho's Emery, 


1 


8 


1 


Wd. Miriam Rowe, 


1 


2 


4 





Tho's Wilson, 


1 


7 


8 


Moses Buswell, 


1 


4 


7 





Tho's Sanborn, 





7 


9 2 


Moses Emerson, 


2 


1 


9 


3 


William Eaton, 


3 


6 


3 



19 



146 



HISTORY OF OANDIA. 





1. 


, 


d,'^. 


William Clifford, 


2 


8 


19 2 


Walter Robie, 


3 


9 


10 2 


William Turner, 


4 


5 


4 


William Eavens, 


1 


9 


6 


William Anderson, 





18 


5 1 



William Willson, 17 8 3 

William Wormwood, 15 5 3 

William Severance, 15 11 3 

Zcbulon Winslow, 17 13 

Zachcriah Clifford, 2 3 6 2 



EEPRESENTATIVES TO THE PROVINCIAL CONGRESS 
AT EXETER. 



Doct. Samuel Mooers, May 1775 

Moses Baker, Dec. 1775 

Dr. Samuel Mooers, 1776 

Moses Baker, 1777 



Walter Rohie, 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
Ezekiel Knowles. 



UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION. 



Peter Eaton, 
Moses Bean, 
John Lane, 
Henry T. Eaton, 
John Moore, 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Abraham Emerson, 
Oilman Richardson, 
Joseph Richardson, 
Rufus E. Patten, 
James Smith, 
Jonathan Martin, 
Joseph C. Langford, 
Austin Cass, 
Rufus E. Patten, 
Samuel Dudley. 



Abraham Pitts, 


1784 


Nathaniel Emerson, 


1785-86 


Stephen Eifield, 


1787-88 


Voted not to send, 


1789-90 


Nathaniel Emerson, 


1791-92 


Samuel Morrill, 


1793-94 


Nathaniel Emerson, 


1794 to 98 


Thomas Wilson, 


1798 to 1804 


Jesse Eatoti, 


1804^05 


Richard Emerson, 


1'806 


John Taylor, 


1807 


Moses Pitts, 


1809-10 


John Taylor, 


1811-12 


Samuel Andorsoti, 


1813 to 15 


John Lane, 


1816 to 18 


Moses Bean, 


1819 



1780-81 
1782 
1783 



1820-21 

1822 

1823 to 28 

1829 to 32 

1833-34 

1835 

1836-37 

1838-39 

1840 

1841-42 

1843-44 

1845-46 

1847-48 

1849 

1850 

1851-52 



The following names are found on record as having served at various 
times during the Revolution as committees of safety, inspection, 
the procuring of soldiers, &c., &c. 

June 14th. Capt. Sargent, 

Nathaniel Emerson, Isaiah Rowe, 

Moses Baker, Lieut. Cass, 

Dr. Samuel Mooers. Col. Emerson, 

April 3d, 1777. Walter Robic. 

Caleb Brown, April 25th. 

James Miller, Samuel Towlc, 

Lieut. Bachelder, Nathaniel Emerson, 

Lieut. Towle, Thomas Dearborn. 

Theophilus Sargent, May 19th. 

Deac. Hills, Major Baker, 

Jeremiah Bean. Walter Robic, 

April 8th. Lieut. Pitts, 

Abraham Pitts, Isaiah Rowe, 

Moses Baker, Benjamin Cass. 



Jan. 3d, 1775. 
Walter Robie, 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
Samuel Mooers, 
Senjamin Cass, 
Jacob Worthen. 
May nth. 
Moses Baker, 
Abraham Pitts, 
Walter Robie, 
Samuel Towle, 
Stephen Palmer, 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
Jacob Worthen. 



APPENDIX. 



147 



August 3, 1778j Committee to provide for destitute families of soltlicrs. 



Walter Robie, 
Jonathan Br.own, 
John Lane. 

June 26th, 17S0. 
Benjamin Cass, 
Lieut. Bagley, 
Ensign Smith, 
Lieut. Towle, 
Joshua Moore, 
Capt. Sargent, 
Lieut. Fitts. 

July 10th. 
Jeremiah Bean, 
Silas Cammct, 



Walter Robie, 
Zebulon Winslow. 

February 5th, 1781. 
John Carr, 
Walter Robie, 
Jeremiah Bean, 
David Bean, 
Edward Robie. 

February 19 th. 
Walter Roliie, 
Zebulon Winslow, 
Joshua Moore. 

April 29th, 1782. 
Zacheriah ClilFord, 

TOWN CLERKS. 



John Hills, 
John CliiVord, 
Samuel Buswell, 
John Carr, 

Nov. nth. 
Abraham Fitts, 
Samuel Buswcll, 
John Lane, 
Samuel Moocrs, 
Joshua Moores, 
Zacheriah Clifford, 
John Clifford. 



I^Sam'l Moocrs, from 1763, 30 

^ Sam'l Moocrs, jun., " 1793, 5 
Walter Robie, " 1798, 8 

*Richard Emerson, " 1806, 8 mo 
John Lane, from Oct. 1806, 14 
Peter Eaton, from 1820, 11 

Frederick Fitts, " 1831, 1 



S. A. Sargent, 
John Moore. 3d, 
tDr. Sam'l Sargent, 
JRufus E. Patten, 
Abraham Emerson, 
Josiah S. Shannon, 
Henry M. Eaton, 



from 



1832, 2 

1834, 2 

1836, 4 

f840, - 

1840, 5 

1845, 2 
1847. 



SELECTMEN FROM 1764 TO 1850. 



1764. 
Benjamin Bachelder, 
John Sargent, 
Jeremiah Bean. 
1765-66. 
Samuel Mooers, 
Jonathan Hills, 
Moses Baker. 

1767-68. 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
Abraham Fitts, 
Ichabod Robie. 

1769 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
Ichabod Robie, 
Dr. Samuel Mooers. 

1770. 
Walter Robie, 
Abraham Fitts, 
Benjamin Cass. 

1771. 
Moses Baker, 



Theophilus Sargent, 
•Nathaniel Burpee. 

1772 to 75. 
Moses Baker, 
Walter Robie, 
Abraham Fitts. 

1776. 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
Walter Robie, 
Moses Baker. 

1777. 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
William Baker, 
Theophilus Clough. 

1778. 
Jonathan Brown, 
John Lane, 
Walter Robie, 

1779. 
Nathaniel Emorson, 
Attraham Fitts, 
Isaiah Rowe. 



1780. 
Nathaniel Emcrsoti, 
Abraham Fitts, 
John Lane. 

1781. 
Abraham Fitts, 
Nathaniel Emerson, 
Benjamin Cass. 
1782-83. 
Samuel Buswcll, 
John Hills, 
Ephraim Eaton. 

1784 to 87. 
Ephraim Eaion, 
John Clifford, 
Samuel Morrill. 

1788. 
Jonatlian Bagley, 
John Lane, 
Abraham Fitt.s. 

1789 to 91. 
John Lane, 



•Anil was succeeded nt his death by John Lane. tResijned Fth. 3, 1840. 
I Until March, I month, by appointment of the Selectmen. 



148 



niSTOIiY OP CANDIA, 



Jonathan Brown, 
Ephraiin Eaton. 
1792 to 94. 
Ephraim Eaton, 
Jonathan Brown, 
Walter llobie. 

1795. 
Walter Robie, 
Epliraira Eaton, 
Thomas Wilson. 

1796. 
John Clay, 
Abraham Fitts, 
Nathan Brown. 
1797-98. 
Walter Robie, 
Thomas Wilson, 
Jesse Eaton. 

1799. 
Jesse Eaton, 
Thomas Wilson, 
John Lane. 

1800-01. 
John Lane, 
Samuel Morrill, 
John Clay. 

1802. 
John Lane, 
Walter Robie, 
Moses Fitts. 

1803. 
Daniel Fitts, 
Jonathan Currier, 
Theophilus Clough. 

1804. 
John Clay, 
Jonathan Currier, 
Theophilus Clough. 

1805. 
John Clay, 
John Lane, 
Henry Eaton. 

1806. 
Joseph C. Smith, 
Jonathan Currier, 
Simon Ward. 

1807. 
Daniel Fitts, 
Henry Eaton, 
Joseph Hubbard. 

1808. 
Daniel Fitts, 
Henry Eaton, 
Theophilus Clongh. 



1809. 
Henry Eaton, 
Moses Bean, 
Moses Colby. 

1810. 
Henry Eaton, 
Moses Bean, 
John Lane, jun. 
1811-12. 
John Lane, jun., 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Jonathan C. French. 

1813. 
John Lane, jun., 
Henry Eaton, 
Daniel Fitts. 

1814-15. 
John Lane, 
Daniel Fitts, 
Thomas Hobbs. 

1816. 
Jacob Libbee, 
Peter Eaton, 
Jonathan Currier. 

1817. 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Peter Eaton, 
Jonathan Currier. 

1818. 
Peter Eaton, 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
]\lo,scs Bean. 

'l819. 
Peter Eaton, 
John Lane, 
Nathaniel Whcet. 

1820. 
John Lane, 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Moses Bean. 

1821. 
John Lane, 
Nathaniel Whcct, 
Jacob Lil>bee. 

1822. 
John Lane, 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Nathaniel Whect. 

1823. 
Peter Eaton, 
Nathaniel Whoet, 
Benjamin Pillsbury. 

1824. 
Peter Eaton, 



Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Ezekicl Lane. 

1825. 
Peter Eaton, 
Ezekiel Lane, 
Benjamin Pillsbury. 

1826. 
Ezekiel Lane, 
Simon French, 
Daniel Fitts. 

1827-28. 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Peter Eaton, 
Simon French. 

1829-30. 
John Lane, 
Sanjuel Dudley, 
Francis Patten. 

1831. 
John Lane, 
Samuel Dudley, 
Coffin M. French. 

1832-33. 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Abraham Emerson, 
Jonathan Martin. 

18.34. 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Dudley Bean, 
James Smith. 

1835. 
J>udley Bean, 
James Smith, 
B. P. Colbv. 

1836. 
B. P. Colby, 
John Moore, 
Benjamin Hubbard. 

1837. 
Benjamin Hubbard, 
Samuel Tuck, 
Rufus E. Patten. 
1838-39. 
Rufus E. Patten, 
Joseph Bean, 
Biley Smith. 

1840. 
John Moore, 
Parker Hill, 
Leonard Dearborn. 

1841. 
John Moore, 
Leonard Dearborn, 
Parker Hill. 



APPENDIX. 



149 



1842. 
John Moore, 
Abraham Emerson, 
Henry M. Eaton. 

1843-44. 
Henry M. Eaton, 
Nehemiah Colby, 
Jonathan Currier. 

1845. 
Abraham Emerson, 
Joseph C. Langford, 



John Prescott, jun. 

1846. 
Joseph C. Langford, 
John Prescott. jua-, 
Elias P. Hubbard. 

1847. 
John Prescott, 
Elias P. Hubbard, 
Carr B. Haynes. 

1848. 
Francis Patten, 



Charles 3. En;crson, 
Jesse R. Eitts. 

1849. 
Charles S. Emerson, 
Jesse R. Fitts, 
Frecnaan Parker. 

185Q. 
Nehemiah Colby, 
Henry S. Eaton, 
Stephen B. Fjtts.^ 



SCHOOL COMMITTEES. 



1816. 
Rev. Isaac Jones, 
Nathaniel Whoet, 
Elijah Smith, 
Daniel Fitts, 
Moses Sargent, jun.. 
Cotton "Ward, 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Joseph Hubbard, 
Moses Dearborn, 
Moses Bean, 
Thomas Towle, 
Jonathan Currier. 

1817. 
John Lane, 
Samuel Cass, 
William Robie, 
Jonathan Bean, 
Rev. Isaac Jones, 
Elijah Smith, 
Daniel Fitts, 
Moses Sargent, jun.. 
Cotton Ward, 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Moses Dearborn, 
Jonathan Currier. 

1818. 
Rev. Isaac Jones, 
Eld. Moses Bean. 

1819. 
Rev. Abrh'ra Wheeler, 
Daniel Fitts, 
Moses Bean, 
John Lane. jun. 

1820. 

Rev. Abrh'm Wheeler, 
Moses Bean, 
Benjamin Pillsbury, 
Anthony Langford, 



John Lane, 
Daniel Fitts, 
John Wason, 
David Harriman, 
Nathan Brown, 
Timothy Currier, 
Samuel Cass, 
Simon French, 
Moses Sargent. 

1821. 
John Lane, 
Daniel Fitts. 

1822 to.2.Ti. 
Rev. Abrh'm Wheeler. 

1826. 
Rev. Abrh'm Wheeler, 
Isaiah Lane, 
Moses Bean. 

1827 to 30. 
Francis Patten, 
Isaiah Lane, 
Nathaniel Whcet, 
John Moore. 

1830-31. 
Rev. Abrh'ra Wheeler, 
Isaiah Lane, 
John Moore, 
Daniel Fitts. 
1832. 
Eld. Jesse Meader, 
John Moore, 
Francis Patten. 

1833 to 37. 
Francis Patten, 
Rufus E. Patten, 
Alfred M. Colby. 

1837. 
Rev. Chas. P. Russell, 
Eld. B. S. Manson, 



Samuel Sargent. 
1841-42. 
Isaiah Lane, 
Abraham Emerson, 
Joseph Eastman. 

1813. 
Isaiah Lane, 
Joseph Eastman, 
Rev. Wm. Murdock. 

1844. 
Samuel Cass, 
Joseph Eastman, 
Rev. Wm. Murdock. 

1845. 
Francis Patten, 
Rev. Wm. Murdock. 
li. R. Davis. 

1846. 
Rev. Wm. Murdock, 
Alfred M. Colbv, 
Edmund Hill. 

1847. 
Francis Patten, 
Edmund Hill, 
Richard H. Page. 

1848. 
Abraham Emerson, 
Alfred M. Colby, 
Francis B. Eaton. 

1849. 
Alfred M. Colby, 
i*rancis Patten, 
Isaiah Lane. 

1850. 
Isaiah Lane, 
Alfred M. Colby, 
John Moore. 



150 HISTORY OF CAND]:^. 



NOTES. 



The name of Frederick Parker, a graduate fram !Partmouth CpU 
lege, in 1828, should have been inserted at its proper phice, on pagp 
112. lie was supposed by the writer, to have entered college from 
Bedford, N. IL, of which place ho was a native, and the mistake 
^as not discovered until too late. lie commenced the practice of 
law, and died in Bangor, Me., in 1834. 

In Family Notices, page 53, under the name of Brown, Aaron, the 
names of his children were by accident omitted, and were as follows : 
.Mercy, who lives at the house of Capt. Jesse Eaton; Hannah, who 
married Samuel Cass, Esq. ; Shuah, who died soon after her mijrriage 
^yith David Norton; Aaron, who married Abiel Brown and settled 
pn the home farm. 

Of the children of the Rev. Mr. Prince, Caleb settled in town and 
was deacon of the church for some years before removing to Port- 
land, lie married Martha Moore; they had five children, viz : John, 
Joseph, Caleb, Sarah and Martha. Caleb is not living. Tiic two 
other sons reside in Chelsea, and do business in Boston, Mass. Mar- 
tha married Mr. Eliphalet Webster, and lives in Portland, Me. 

KINNECUM. 

This name, put down on the map of the town as Cunningham, on 
the evidence of certain deeds of adjacent property, may bo of 
Indian origin. The shape of the pond, as I think from personal ob- 
servation, was qnce long and narro^y. Hence, the nanic invariably 
derived by the Indians, from the characteristics of the pli>cc. Quinne 
— signifying long, and asrjuam, or atjuam — water. In compound words 
the prefix of the final syllable wj^s dropped when necessary for eu- 
phony, giving Qainnecjuam or Quinneciuain, corrupted into Kinnecum, 
much nearer to the true name than is the usi^al fate of the Indian 
appellations among us. The meaning of this was ascertained since 
the map was finished, from Hon. C. E. Potter, who is probably 
better versed in Indian lore than any other man in the State. 



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APPENDIX. 151 

I^ATTEN'S HILL. 

A very extensive view may be had from this hill, no less than thir- 
teen meeting houses being visible. Among the hills which arc said 
to be seen from here, by good eyes in a fair day may be named : — 
Powow, Breakfast hill in Rye, celebrated in Indian warfare ; Tucka- 
way and Saddleback, Agamenticus in Maine ; Gunstock Mts. in Gil- 
ford ; the Cardigan hills. Rugged Mts., Kearsarge and Sunapee, Jo 
English, and the Uncanoonucs. The Grand Monadnock, and by the 
aid of a glass, Ascutney in Vt., and the silver summit of Mount 
Washington. 

For quite a distance on the eastern horizon the line of the ocean 
Is seen when lighted up by the rays of the sun. The smoko of the 
engine on the Portsmouth & Concord Railroad, is visible for more 
than thirty miles on its route. 



CONTENTS. 



Early Settlers, . . . 
Incorporation, .... 
House of Worsliip, . . 
Call to Mr. Jcwett, . . 
Preparations for War, . 
Mr. Jcwett's dismission, 
State Government, . . 
Call to Mr. Remington, 



10 
. 17 

22 
. 25 

35 
. 36 

40 



Burning of the Meeting House, 44 
Notices of Ministers, . 107, 139 
" Physicians, . . 110 
" Graduates, . 112, 150 
Natives of Candia abroad, 114, 139 
Walk about town, . . . .115 
Appendix, 137 



INDEX OF FAMILY NOTICES. 



Antiei'sb'n, 51 

Bean, 53 

Brown, 53,150 

Burpee, 56 

Buswell, 57 

Curr, 58 

Cass, 60 

Clark, 61 

Colby, 63 

Dearborn, 64 

Dudley and Duncan, ... 65 

Dusten, 66 

Eaton, 67 

Emerson, 69 

Fitts, 70 



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Foster, 78 

Hall, 81 

Hills and Hubbard, .... 82 

Lane, 86 

Marten, 88 

McClure, 89 

Moore, 91 

Mooers and Palmer, ... 94 

Patten, 95 

Prince, 150 

Howe, 99 

Robic, 100 

Sargent, 102 

Smith, 103 




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